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UPDATE: The second woman identified as “Lisa” gave birth to baby a boy named Liam at 9:03 p.m. AST

HALIFAX – For Global News reporter Brett Ruskin, it was just another day covering another winter storm until he heard the words “Help me, I’m in labour!”

Ruskin, who reports for Global Halifax, was covering the latest blast of winter weather to hit the city and had been on scene where emergency responders were trying to reach a pregnant woman.

Crews cleared a path to the woman’s house and managed to get her through the snow on a sled and into an ambulance.

Ruskin returned to his car after they left and was preparing to leave when he heard a second woman’s plea for help.

“Help me, I’m in labour!” Tweet This

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I just crawled through a snowbank to help a pregnant woman yelling: "Help!! I'm in labour." I just called 911. — Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Woman one week overdue. Contractions 9 minutes. I can hear ambulance approaching. — Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Breathing through a contraction. pic.twitter.com/NyUHy5yRU4 — Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

He put his camera down and crawled through the snow, and when he reached the woman he found out she was one week overdue and having contractions.

Ruskin helped the woman back through the snow and called 911. He had to explain that there was a second pregnant woman who needed help at the same location where crews had just helped the first one.

They made their way to a neighbour’s house and stayed on the line with the ambulance, which arrived about 10 minutes later.

Ambulance here. — Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

All loaded up. Details and video coming soon. pic.twitter.com/mbahOyidfC — Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

After helping the woman back up to the street, Ruskin packed up again and was on his way, but not before his story had made headlines on Twitter.

RECAP: 1st pregnant lady was "Aleesa" 2nd pregnant lady (who I helped) was "Lisa". Lived next door to each other; both went into labour. — Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Kudos to @Brett_Global who rescued a pregnant woman, in labor, from a snowbank while live tweeting his experience ! #youwillbeagreatdad — Halifax_Police (@HfxRegPolice) March 18, 2015

Brett Ruskin, @brett_global is now trending in Canada http://t.co/oLlm55D5s6 — Trendsmap Canada (@TrendsmapCanada) March 18, 2015

I hope at least one of those women names her baby Brett. @Brett_Global . http://t.co/RnFfJnrZWE — Peggy MacKinnon (@PeggyMacKinnon) March 18, 2015

@globalhalifax @Brett_Global Now there's a reporter who really knows how to deliver the news! Well done. — Fiona K Parsons (@FKParsons) March 18, 2015

I leave Twitter for an hour and @Brett_Global helps deliver a BABY?! :) — Erin Trafford (@ErinTrafford) March 18, 2015

If I'm following this correctly, @Brett_Global is having a baby. — Tim Bousquet (@Tim_Bousquet) March 18, 2015

@Brett_Global Dude, deliver the baby first. Then tweet. — michael gorman (@MichaelTGorman) March 18, 2015

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Watch: Raw footage of Global Reporter Brett Ruskin helping mother to be in labour.

