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LEADING THE WAY. KNOX. I’M NOT DOING IT. HE’S DOING IT ON HIS OWN. OKAY, I HAVE A BABY. I HAVE A BABY. IS IT A BOY? IT IS A BOY. OKAY, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. OH, A HAPPY, HEALTHY BABY BOY DELIVERED INSIDE A HARRISON HOME. ALL THANKS TO A HAMILTON COUNTY DISPATCHER WHO ANSWERED THAT 911 CALL AND WALKED THAT YOUNG COUPLE RIGHT THROUGH THE DELIVERY PROCESS. WOO! WLWT NEWS FIVE’S KAREN JOHNSON HERE. NOW IN THE STUDIO WITH THE HEARTWARMING STORY. YOU’LL SEE ONLY HERE ON WLWT. HI. HEY GUYS I LOVE THIS STORY. 22 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE FITES WORKS THE NIGHT SHIFT AT THE HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY MORNING. SHE ANSWERED HER FINAL CALL OF THE NIGHT, AND TO HER SURPRISE, SHE FOUND HERSELF HELPING TWO YOUNG MOTHERS DELIVER A 6 POUND, EIGHT OUNCE BABY BOY. MOTHER’S EYES FILLED WITH WONDER AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AS THEY REFLECT ON THIS TINY LIFE THEY BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD JUST FOUR DAYS AGO. JUST KNOWING THAT THERE’S THAT UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THAT’LL NEVER BE BROKEN IS THE BEST THING TO ME. THE START OF BABY TRISTAN’S JOURNEY WAS MET WITH A CHALLENGE. KYRA KNIPPERS WATER BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. I GOT UP AND I FELT SOMETHING DROP PRETTY MUCH, AND I WENT TO FEEL. AND FROM HIS EYEBROWS UP, I HAD IN MY HAND AND IT WAS GAME TIME. EMILY THRASHER CALLED 911. MY FIANCE IS GIVING BIRTH IN OUR ROOM. HIS HEAD IS OUT. WHAT DO I DO? OKAY, TAKE A DEEP BREATH. OKAY. ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE, STEPHANIE FIGHTS. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THIS TYPE OF CALL WAS A FIRST FOR THE 22 YEAR OLD DISPATCHER. I REMEMBER TELLING MYSELF, TAKE A DEEP BREATH. THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO BUT JUST GET THROUGH THIS. TAKING IMMEDIATE CONTROL OVER THE SITUATION. DON’T PUSH OR PULL OR STOP THE DELIVERY OR PULL THE BABY AT ALL. STEPHANIE DREW ON HER TRAINING AND CALMLY GUIDED EMILY STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE DELIVERY PROCESS. IT WAS VERY COMFORTING KNOWING THAT THERE WAS SOMEBODY THAT KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND WAS ABLE TO WALK ME THROUGH EVERY LITTLE TINY STEP. AND IF THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG, SHE HAD THE ANSWERS TO IT. I JUST WANTED THE BABY TO BE OKAY. FIVE MINUTES AND 21 SECONDS INTO THE CALL, EMILY JUST SAID HE’S HERE, AND THERE HE WAS. SO ONCE WE HEARD THE BABY CRY, WE HAVE THE OPTION TO MUTE ON OUR ON OUR PHONE. SO I MUTED IT AND I TOLD MY COWORKERS, HE’S HERE. HE’S HERE. WE DELIVERED THE BABY BOY. IS IT A BOY. IT IS A BOY. OKAY. WELL CONGRATULATIONS, BABY. TRISTAN. THEY TOLD ME HIS NAME. AND I WILL NEVER FORGET HIM. AND FOR THIS YOUNG COUPLE, STEPHANIE FAYETTE WILL FOREVER BE MORE THAN JUST A VOICE ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE. SHE IS A LIFESAVER. AND STEPHANIE TELLS ME THEY HAVE GUIDE CARDS THAT SHE GOES THROUGH EVERY DAY JUST TO REFRESH HER MEMORY. JUST IN CASE SHE ANSWERS THE PHONE CALL. AND IT’S AN UNUSUAL CALL. WELL, EMILY AND KYRA REACHED OUT TO STEPHANIE AND ALL THREE, ALONG WITH TRISTAN, OF COURSE, ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET IN PERSON THIS WEEKEND. AND I CANNOT SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DISPATCHERS WHO ARE OFTEN THE UNSUNG HEROES. I WAS JUST LISTENING TO SOME 911 CALLS LAST NIGHT, AND IT’S ALWAYS WILD. KARIN WAS ACTUALLY TELLING US THAT THIS ISN’T THE FIRST SITUATION. YES, SHE’S A YOUNGER DISPATCHER, BUT SHE ALSO SAVED A SHARONVILLE MOTHER RECENTLY. YEAH, LAST YEAR SHE HELPED FIRST GRADER GUIDE HER TO SAFETY FOR HER MOM, WHO WAS HAD WAS HAD DIABETES AND SHE HELPED SAVE THE LIFE. SO NOW THIS DISPATCHER SAVED TWO LIVES. IN TWO YEARS, SHE’S ONLY BEEN ON THE JOB A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. KAREN, THANKS SO MUCH. THAT’S A GRIND, THAT JOB, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PATIENCE. AND SHE ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO SHOW THE PATIENCE UND