A Louisville man is back from Puerto Rico with quite the story to tell. Robert Tirado, who is a nurse trainee at Norton Healthcare, went to the island last week to find his mother in the wake of Hurricane Maria.He said his mother is safe, but he ended up helping others in ways he never imagined. Forty-five minutes after finding his mom, he heard a neighbor screaming from labor pains. Tirado said he sprung into action and delivered the baby."I went inside and I looked and I saw a baby's head crowning in between her legs, and I said, 'Oh my God, this is a delivery that's about to happen,'" Tirado said. "Oh my gosh, I've never done this before, I've never delivered a baby before so I was nervous."Tirado said the baby is healthy, and her name is Maria.

A Louisville man is back from Puerto Rico with quite the story to tell.

Robert Tirado, who is a nurse trainee at Norton Healthcare, went to the island last week to find his mother in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

He said his mother is safe, but he ended up helping others in ways he never imagined. Forty-five minutes after finding his mom, he heard a neighbor screaming from labor pains. Tirado said he sprung into action and delivered the baby.


"I went inside and I looked and I saw a baby's head crowning in between her legs, and I said, 'Oh my God, this is a delivery that's about to happen,'" Tirado said. "Oh my gosh, I've never done this before, I've never delivered a baby before so I was nervous."

Tirado said the baby is healthy, and her name is Maria.