A NEW Kelso mum and two Bathurst police officers had a Bathurst 1000 to remember last Sunday.
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Officers attached to Chifley Police District responded to reports a woman was in labour at a home in Kelso about 5am last Sunday, October 18.
They attended and assisted the woman who gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Scarlet, shortly after they arrived.
The officers continued to provide assistance to the woman and baby until medical professionals arrived and took them to hospital for monitoring.
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"I never thought I'd ever be called upon to deliver a baby in a situation like that;" Senior Constable Sara Bramley said.
"It was very special, a real once-in-a-career job.
"I was relieved when the midwife and paramedic arrived and I knew that mum and bub were on their way to hospital.
"You never know what's going to happen on Bathurst 1000 weekend."
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