ARVADA, Colo. -- A convenience-store clerk was talking to a customer and smiling at her baby when she noticed the mother's face glaze over. When the woman didn't respond, Rebecca Montano reached across the counter and grabbed one of the baby's arms. She pulled the child into her arms before the mother slumped and fell onto the floor. Montano handed the baby to another customer so she could call 911 and check to ensure the mother kept breathing during the apparent seizure.
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