11/20/2025
“Travis, catch him!” Mum-of-six delivers baby in hospital corridor — and the photos are incredible
After days of on-and-off contractions, Jesica Hogan (of Riley, KS) delivered her only son, Max, on the floor of a hospital corridor—moments after racing through the doors at Via Christi Hospital. The whirlwind birth, captured by photographer Tammy Karin, unfolded just 25 minutes after Jesica’s water broke at home.
A sprint to the ER
Jesica woke to a sharp change in contractions and ruptured membranes. She barely had time to slip on shoes before her husband, Travis, drove her to the hospital. As they pulled up, Jesica realized the baby was crowning. Between contractions, Travis helped her into the emergency department—where the birth began then and there.
“I can feel his head,” Jesica told Travis, urging him to “catch him!” He did—instinctively—while Jesica’s body involuntarily pushed. Nurses arrived within seconds, settled her on the floor, and with one guided, intentional push, Max was born at 3:38 a.m. just inside the entrance.
Fast, unplanned, and perfect
After five daughters, Jesica had suspected this labor might move quickly. She later wrote on the photographer’s site that her intuition was right: the corridor wasn’t part of the birth plan, but it meant no interventions, a healthy baby, and a support team in exactly the right place at the right moment. Though Jesica was “incredibly bruised,” Max did well from the start.
The family has since shared Karin’s striking images—baby Max meeting his five big sisters—a dramatic record of a delivery that began with a dash through automatic doors and a father’s sure-handed catch.
