Unexpected home birth: CNN anchor welcomes new baby on bathroom floor

Washington, D.C. (7News) — CNN anchor and Chief National Affairs Analyst Kasie Hunt and her husband, Matthew Mario Rivera, welcomed their second baby on the bathroom floor of their D.C. home last week.

Rivera delivered their daughter, Grey Hunt Rivera, on March 1 after a 13-minute labor.

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The baby came one day before Hunt's scheduled C-section.

D.C Fire and EMS guided the couple through the process since they were not able to get to the hospital in time.

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"We are so thankful for the @dcfireandems team who talked us through the incredibly intense moments before she took her first breaths, and who arrived within minutes to bring mom and baby safely to the hospital," Hunt said in an Instagram post.