Victorians show their gratitude on Thank A Paramedic Day

A MUM who went into labour with twins on a roadside has praised paramedics for not only delivering her babies but saving one of their lives.

Parents celebrate first birthday of twins who were born and saved on the side of the Calder Highway. Picture: Jay Town

A MUM who went into labour on the side of a road has praised paramedics for not only sparing her husband from delivering their twins but also saving one of their baby boys’ lives.

A year on, Jake Jauhari and his wife Courtney described their gratitude to the paramedics who turned the scariest moment of their lives into the happiest on Thank A Paramedic Day.

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HOW PARAMEDIC SAVED HIS OWN LIFE

‘INTIMIDATED’ AMBOS LEAVE PLAYER WAITING

Jake and Courtney say paramedics are “worth their weight in gold”. Picture: Jay Town

Mrs Jauhari was just 33 weeks pregnant when she went into labour at their Trentham East home, about 90km from Melbourne’s women’s hospital this time last year.

But on the way to the hospital Mrs Jauhari’s realised her contractions were only two minutes apart.

“That’s when I knew we weren’t going to make it and I told Jake to pull over and call triple-0,” Mrs Jauhari said.

“We were both preparing to deliver the twins in the car. Jake was following instructions on what to do while we waited for an ambulance to arrive.”

Mr Jauhari said despite not knowing how to deliver his twin boys, he was getting himself ready for the big moment.

PARAMEDICS PRAISED AFTER DELIVERING TWIN BOYS ON CALDER FREEWAY

Parents Courtney and Jake Jauhari with their twin boys, Colbhi and Wilbur, and the MICA paramedics Peter Petherbridge and Sarah Phillips. Picture: Supplied

“I wasn’t confident but I thought if this is going to go down in the car, I was ready,” he said.

“I knew I’d be OK with the first baby, but I had no idea what to do when the second one came out.”

He said he’d never forget the moment he looked outside the car window and saw the flashing lights of an ambulance rushing down the Calder Freeway.

“I breathed a massive sigh of relief,” he said.

Courtney with their twin boys Colbhi and Wilbur when they were first born. Picture: Supplied

“The moment the ambulance arrived, and that feeling is something I will never forget.”

But the ordeal continued when Mrs Jauhari was put in the back of the ambulance.

“We were forced to stop not long after I was picked up,” she said.

“I gave birth to healthy Colbhi in the back of the ambulance but it was a different story for Wilbur,” the mother-of-three said.

Mrs Jauhari said Wilbur came out completely white and silent.

The ambulance was greeted by MICA paramedics Peter Petherbridge and Sarah Phillips, who rushed to Wilbur’s aid and fought to save his life.

“They performed CPR for what seemed like forever,” she said,

“Peter and Sarah saved his life and we will forever be in their debt. Words cannot describe our gratitude.”

Tomorrow they celebrate the twin first birthday surrounded by family and friends but say the paramedics remain in their thoughts forever.

“We owe them absolutely everything,” Mr Jauhari said.

“If it wasn’t for their brilliant work it could have ended in tragedy.”

Mrs Jauhari described Victorian paramedics as “angels” who are “worth their weight in gold”.

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