Ex-nurse revives baby who stopped breathing during Arizona post-office visit

An 8-month-old baby, Nova, is recovering in a Tucson hospital after a postal worker performed CPR and saved her life.Photo credit: Fox10 What started as an ordinary stop at a post office in Clifton, Arizona, turned into a life-or-death emergency when an 8-month-old baby stopped breathing. Thanks to the fast response of a former nurse working behind the counter, the child survived long enough to reach medical care.The baby’s mother, Kylie Vega, had brought her daughter Nova to the Greenlee County post office on July 11 to mail a package. Within moments, Vega realised something was seriously wrong. Nova went limp, and Vega said she began patting the baby’s back after noticing she was no longer breathing, as per reports.A nurse’s instinct kicked inHelp came from an unexpected place: the postal clerk at the counter. Mary Schwarz, who had worked as a nurse for 13 years before becoming a postal clerk, immediately stepped in when she saw the baby in distress. Schwarz said there was no hesitation; she simply acted.After checking for a pulse and finding none, Schwarz began CPR. When she heard Vega tell the 911 dispatcher that the baby may have tried to vomit and could be choking, she also p...