Pol. Lt. Mana Jokkosung delivering a baby on the streets of Bangkok in 2013 | Credit: Royal Thai Police via The Telegraph Sporting big bikes, brown outfits and guns on their hips, Thai traffic police officers don’t look like your average midwives . But in gridlocked Bangkok , pregnant women don’t always make it to the hospital in time. In a sprawling city home to nearly 11 million people, sometimes the only way to reach those in need of medical help is on two wheels. A motorbike weaving in and out of the traffic will reach someone in need much faster than an ambulance. That’s why the 160 men comprising Royal Thai Police’s traffic unit are medically trained first responders. A 56 year old traffic cop, Pol. Lt. Mana Jokkosung, has delivered around 100 healthy babies amid the traffic of Bangkok – since he started the job 25 years ago in 1997. Related news Australian tourist dies at famous cave in Krabi 3 hours ago New bill to legalise … [Read more...] about Traffic cop delivers 100 babies on the streets of Bangkok