BARROW COUNTY, Ga. - A pair of 911 operators in Barrow County are being recognized for using their training to help two local mothers successfully welcome their babies into the world.

Officials say the two employees put the county's new protocols for its Emergency Medical Dispatch system to the test.

What we know:

The new EMD system was implemented back in May and allows 911 call takers to provide medical instructions while gathering key information for first responders before anyone gets to the scene.

On June 1, just a little while after the EMD system went live, shift supervisor Rachel Gyldholm got a call from a Spanish-speaking man whose sister was fully in labor.

In July, officer Desire Selimovic answered a call from a husband driving his pregnant wife to the hospital.

The man

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