A pregnant news anchor went into labour whilst on air but decided to carry on with her broadcast.
US host Olivia Jaquith, who works for local CBS affiliate WRGB in New York, was just about to go on air for her Wednesday morning newscast when her waters broke.
Despite her coworkers encouraging her to go to hospital, Olivia decided to carry on with work.
Her co-anchor Julia Dunn broke the news to viewers, explaining: ‘We do have some breaking news this morning, literally.
‘Olivia’s water has broke and she is anchoring the news now in active labor.’
‘Early labor,’ Olivia, who is expecting a baby boy with her husband Tyn, was keen to clarify adding that she had experienced one contraction so far.
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A pregnant news anchor went into labour whilst on air but decided to carry on with her broadcast
US host Olivia Jaquith, who works for local CBS affiliate WRGB in New York, was just about to go on air for her Wednesday morning newscast when her waters broke (pictured earlier in her pregnancy)
‘It’s been a few minutes since then, so we’re still in good shape,’ she insisted.
‘Her decision to stay on the desk by the way,’ Julia added. ‘Well, I’m happy to be here and I’ll stay on the desk for as long as I can,’ Olivia said.
The team then uploaded a graphic onscreen where a red box read: ‘Days past due date: 2.’
Julia was also giving updates off camera, sharing a video of Olivia on Facebook as she exclaimed: ‘Guys, this isn’t April Fools. Olivia’s water broke in the newsroom.’
‘I don’t know what’s going on, this is my first time. I’m new here,’ Olivia laughed.
‘Yesterday I was getting cramps when I was on the desk and I didn’t really think anything of it…this morning I got up to go pee, but then stuff just kept coming out.’
‘I think I could get through a three-hour show,’ she added.
At the end of the broadcasy, Julia, who is also pregnant, gave her co-anchor a high-five and said, ‘Three hours of news, in contractions. I think that’s a first for CBS6’.
Her co-anchor Julia Dunn broke the news to viewers, explaining: ‘ We do have some breaking news this morning, literally. ‘Olivia’s water has broke and she is anchoring the news now’
Olivia is expecting a baby boy with her husband, Tyn and has been posting updates from her pregnancy on Instagram
Jaquith quipped: ‘I’d rather be at work than at the hospital’.
Olivia’s mother told her news program: ‘It’s just exactly what I expected, honestly. That’s her. That’s how she operates.’
News Director Stone Grissom added that the station ‘couldn’t be more thrilled’ for their anchor.
‘From her on-air pregnancy announcement earlier this year to running a half-marathon while expecting, Olivia has met every stage of this journey with grace and grit. Today was no exception,’ Grissom told WRGB.
‘Olivia’s pᴀssion for storytelling, love for her hometown, and commitment to our viewers have always been evident. We’re overjoyed to soon welcome our newest (and tiniest!) member.’
