A New York news anchor remained on set to deliver breaking news despite having gone into labor just moments prior.
Olivia Jaquith, a news anchor working at CBS affiliate WRGB in Schenectady, New York, appeared on the Wednesday morning news this week despite her water having broken just minutes before the broadcast began.
"We do have some breaking news this morning. Literally, Olivia's water has broke, and she is anchoring the news now in active labor," announced co-anchor Julia Dunn at the beginning of the show.
"Early labor. Early labor," Jaquith clarified. "Let's not get carried away."
Dunn continued to share how the crew had been timing Jaquith's contractions, stating that they were now only two minutes apart.
"No, well, there was one, but it's been a few minutes since then, so we're still in good shape," Jaquith said.
"I'm happy to be here, and I'll stay on the desk for as long as I possibly can," Jaquith added. "But if I disappear, that's what's going on."
The crew behind the broadcast made many lighthearted references to Jaquith's baby news, even instating an on-screen chyron reading "Days Past Due Date: 2." Headlines at the bottom of the screen read "Baby Watch," and, "Here Comes Baby P, Good Luck Olivia."
"Olivia's water broke, and she's still here. She's been doing the entire show," Dunn said. "This is her decision to do this."
"I'd rather be at work than at the hospital," Jaquith quipped.
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