Man helps give birth on sidewalk - mother of baby thanks him in a special way. Man is a firefighter from Algeria and is in France without papers.

He kept a cool head and assisted the expectant mother during the birth until he held the child in his arms. The mayor of the Paris suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, where the baby was born, also thanked the obstetrician for his courage. The 34-year-old named the newborn after her supporter.