Police officer helps deliver Xmas baby

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A baby was born in Philadelphia on Christmas after a helpful public worker found the child's mother waiting in the cold at a local bus stop.

A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority police officer, Sgt. Steven Rocher, saw the new mother standing in the cold at a bus stop and in the spirit of the season, stopped to help the woman, Philadelphia's WCAU-TV reported Wednesday.

After stopping to aid the distressed mother on Tuesday, Rocher then helped her give birth to her newborn child.

Officials told the TV station that the mother, Tonia Hall, and child were then immediately rushed to a local hospital, where they were said to be in good condition.

The mother apparently recognized her good fortune on the holiday, naming her child Christmas Carol Hall.