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1. Teen lifeguard helps deliver baby poolside

Natalie Lucas' lifeguarding skills were put to the test in a whole new way last month. Lucas, 18, has been a lifeguard at the YMCA in Longmont, Colorado, for three years. On July 24, Tessa Rider and her husband Matthew Jones visited the club's pool, since being in the water was one of the only ways Rider, who was pregnant and past her due date, felt comfortable. Just minutes after they arrived, Rider got out of the pool and said her water had broken. The "adrenaline kicks in right then and there," Lucas told Good Morning America. While Jones called 911, Lucas started grabbing medical supplies and towels. "I knew I needed to stay calm and level-headed," Lucas said. About five minutes later, Rider gave birth to a baby boy, Tobin Thomas Rider. A 911 operator walked Lucas through how to check the baby and make sure his airway wasn't obstructed. Jones told GMA he was grateful to Lucas for her help, and likened her "presence to like a doula or a midwife." Both Rider and Tobin are doing well, and Lucas said she plans on sending the baby a card every year on his birthday.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.