OMAHA, Neb. – Lareatha Rahn calls her newborn son Malikai her "miracle baby" after he survived a surprise delivery at home in the family's toilet.
"For him to have fallen into the toilet and nothing to happen to him, it's just a blessing. It really is," Rahn said.
Late Saturday night, two days past her due date, Rahn felt sudden, intense pressure in her abdomen as she went to use the restroom.
"I just felt like I couldn't get off the toilet. I couldn't not push. I tried to hold it in and every time I did I felt strong contractions," she said.
As Rahn pushed, she called 911 and then asked her 11 year-old daughter Lamya for help.
"At first I'm like, 'No, I'm not delivering a baby. I'm not touching him after he comes out of you until he's clean.'" Lamya recalled.