Polk County deputies drove a woman in labor to the hospital during Hurricane Milton due to inaccessible ambulances.

A Polk County woman went into labor during Hurricane Milton. Deputies responded and got her to the hospital safely.

Nonetheless, a pregnant Florida woman was in labor as Hurricane Milton was crossing Polk County, Thursday, Oct. 10, and she desperately needed to get to a hospital. “At around 3:07 a.m., we received a 911 call about a young pregnant woman going into labor

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that some of the office’s deputies helped transport a pregnant woman who was going into labor to the hospital early Thursday morning, as Hurricane Milton

A Polk County baby may not have picked the most opportune time to arrive when she decided to make her way into the world as Hurricane Milton barreled across Florida, but a few Polk County deputies made sure her parents got to the hospital in the nick of time.

Deputies in Florida are being praised for their actions in helping get an expectant mother to the hospital during the wrath of Hurricane Milton.