11-Year-Old Girl Helps Mom Deliver Baby Brother At Home

Shyanne Defeudis, an 11-year-old from Molalla, Oregon, couldn't wait to meet her baby brother in a few weeks. But when her mother's water broke Wednesday morning, Shyanne did not hesitate to help deliver her sibling at home.

At around 5 a.m. on April 21, Jordan Eck started feeling stomach pain and nausea. Thinking they were just part of the contractions, she didn't take too much notice of them. It wasn't until Eck's water broke when she realized she was about to give birth.

"I ran to the bottom of the stairs and screamed so loud for my daughter Shy to come downstairs," Eck told Molalla Pioneer.

By 7 a.m., Shyanne just started waking up and immediately dialed 911 to inform them of her mother's situation. At that point, it was clear that the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) would not make it in time.

"I called 911 and told them the gist of it," Shyanne said. "My mom is having a baby and we're in the bathroom. They were like, okay have her lay down."

With the help of a dispatcher guiding her step-by-step, the 11-year-old girl was able to not only witness the birth of her sibling, but also be the one to make it possible.

"His head, the first push, his head was kind of there and then my mom pushed and his head came out," Shyanne told KGW News. "His neck was in there and by the second push, I grabbed his shoulders and he came out."

Luckily, the EMTs arrived shortly after, cut the umbilical cord and took both Eck and baby Kobe Fauth to the hospital.

"I could feel his head, got on the ground, and he was out in two pushes as my friend Erika walked in to assist in catching the baby," Eck said. "We were all in shock. I remember yelling, 'Put him on me,' because we didn't know what to even do with him."

Eck also shared her relief upon knowing that there were no complications in baby Kobe's birth.

"By the grace of God everything was perfect," Eck said. "There were zero complications. He came out in two pushes and it was very easy."

The now mother of two added that Shyanne has always been wise beyond her years and that this experience came as no surprise.

"This is who she is," Eck said. "She's an extreme person. She's ready for life and she's always been like this."