A woman was forced to give birth to her son on the Interstate 65 North in Louisville, Kentucky, during gridlock traffic behind President Barack Obama's motorcade. Dispatchers received a call at 5.15pm on Thursday from a woman attempting to drive to the hospital. A nurse who was also stuck in traffic helped the mother through the delivery and dispatchers eventually arrived at 5.25pm to assist. The roads were closed to allow the president to travel from the airport to downtown Louisville. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Emergency: A woman had to enlist the help of a nurse on the street as she went into labor on the I-65 . Traffic: The mother was stuck in traffic behind President Obama's motorcade in Louisville, KY, on Thursday . He was due to speak with a tech company affiliated with his latest jobs initiative. According to WAVE 3, the unidentified mother and her baby boy were taken to hospital and both are in good health. 'There was a woman that was in labor in the back seat of her car. They couldn't get through due to the traffic from the motorcade,' Courtney Maloney, a Louisville MetroSafe EMS worker who delivered the baby, told WAVE 3. 'I pretty much had to ride the emergency lane all the way down.' Maloney added: 'She did say it was a story she would never forget.' Rushing to help: Courtney Maloney, a paramedic, eventually made it to the scene to help the woman .
Woman called emergency services as she tried to drive to Louisville hospital .
Interstate 65 North was closed so Obama could drive into town from airport .
A nurse also stuck in traffic helped her through the delivery .