This doctor cycled eight miles to deliver a baby

By Harrison Moore via SWNS

This doctor cycled over eight miles to deliver a baby after realizing he didn't have enough fuel in his car to make it to the hospital.

Dr. Zaki Sleiman, 39, has been practicing medicine since 2014 and often rides his bike into work for enjoyment and to keep fit.

His cycling experience certainly came in handy when one of his patients suddenly went into labor.

Sleiman realized his car was out of gas due to a national fuel drought where he lives and with no time to fill up his tank, he immediately slipped into his cycling gear as if it were second nature.

"I know the distance and I know the terrain so I was confident I'd be able to make it there in time," said the doctor whocompetes in triathlons and cycling events.

The heroic gynecologist cycled over eight miles to Rizk Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, arriving just in time to deliver a healthy baby boy for his patient.

"When I arrived at the hospital that morning in my cycling gear no one batted an eyelid because this is normal for me," he said.

"The main thing is the baby and the mother are healthy and are doing well."

Shortly after the birth, Zaki posted photos of him and the newborn on Facebook, which went viral overnight.

Dr. Zaki Sleimanin his cycling gear after delivering a new-born baby boy. (Zaki Sleiman via SWNS)

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"I'm not a hero, this is something I do every day; the only difference was this time I had no choice," he explained.

"One day she will tell her little boy that her doctor came on his bike to deliver him because he was born in a time of crisis."

Since the devastating explosion at the Port of Beirut last year that left 300,000 people homeless, the country's capital is still largely in ruins.

The economy is at the point of collapse, and many doctors and nurses at the hospital have decided to leave the country, resulting in a worrying shortage of staff.

Although this is going on, leaving the country has never crossed Zaki's mind and he is still delivering babies on a daily basis.

"When the explosion went off the blast shattered my office windows and damaged other large parts of the hospital," he said.

"As doctors, we used to earn good money here, but the country has lost 80 percent of its currency, meaning we now earn a fraction of what we used to.

"For every baby I deliver, I now only earn around 20 dollars, but this isn't important for me.

"I'm committed to this hospital, and I will continue to work hard for my patients no matter what the circumstance."

Not all heroes wear capes, they wear everyday clothes and, in this case, a helmet and bike gear!