Brett Ruskin, Global Reporter, Saves Two Pregnant Women In Labour Amid Halifax Snowstorm

Global News reporter Brett Ruskin is being called the "snow baby whisperer" after he helped save two pregnant women who went into labour during a snowstorm in Halifax.

Ruskin was covering the storm Wednesday when he saw emergency crews trying to help an expectant woman who was blocked in by snow from reaching an ambulance, Global reported.

Eventually, she was carried out on a sled.

Ruskin then went back to his vehicle when he heard a second pregnant woman — the first one's next door neighbour, according to him — who was having contractions.

Ruskin tweeted the experience on Wednesday morning.

I just crawled through a snowbank to help a pregnant woman yelling: "Help!! I'm in labour."
I just called 911.
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Woman one week overdue. Contractions 9 minutes. I can hear ambulance approaching.
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Ambulance here.
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

I arrived on scene, as @hfxfire, @HfxRegPolice and paramedics were trying to reach the 1st pregnant woman. pic.twitter.com/WPDj1WLljo
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

RECAP:
1st pregnant lady was "Aleesa"
2nd pregnant lady (who I helped) was "Lisa".
Lived next door to each other; both went into labour.
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Crews worked to try to clear a path between the pregnant woman's house and the ambulance. pic.twitter.com/HRFKHl3nEW
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

The pregnant woman (the 1st one) was loaded onto a sled and carried through the snow. pic.twitter.com/6KQTlAs2pP
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Crews left. I returned to the car.
I decided to go back & look for witnesses. That's when I heard the 2nd pregnant woman in the snowbank.
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

I put my camera down.
Woman was one week overdue & having contractions. Once through the snowbank, I called 911. pic.twitter.com/OfDrjFWIjQ
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Explaining to 911 dispatchers (who were professional throughout), that this was a *2nd* pregnant woman. pic.twitter.com/Vzs3PxvaKB
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Breathing through a contraction. pic.twitter.com/NyUHy5yRU4
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Me and another bystander help the pregnant woman up the stairs to street level. pic.twitter.com/Z51FSo0v5N
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Paramedics take over and transport the woman to hospital. pic.twitter.com/pXfjD4fiy5
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_Global) March 18, 2015

Ruskin was widely praised on social media for his work assisting the women.

Kudos to @Brett_Global who rescued a pregnant woman, in labor, from a snowbank while live tweeting his experience ! #youwillbeagreatdad
— Halifax_Police (@HfxRegPolice) March 18, 2015

Crazy story here in Halifax. See @Brett_Global's Twitter feed to read about two pregnant women he helped. Great work, Brett!
— 22Minutes (@22_Minutes) March 18, 2015