A woman gave birth at 30,000 feet on a flight between Taiwan and Los
Angeles, a report said. The Taiwanese woman was 32-weeks pregnant when
her water broke aboard a China Airlines flight last week. Fortunately, a
doctor was also on the flight.
Video taken by other passengers shows flight attendants assisting by
holding up blankets. Passengers applauded as one of the flight
attendants announces it’s a baby girl. The plane made an emergency
landing at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, where
the mother and newborn were taken to a nearby hospital. Both were
reportedly in good condition.
The doctor who delivered the baby was returning from her
honeymoon. “The flight crew was very helpful bringing me any medical
equipment, helping me out with the patient. They were basically like my
stand-in nurses,” Angelica Zen said. Because the baby was born in U.S.
airspace, but aboard a Chinese plane, the girl’s nationality will be
determined by the hospital.
UPI.
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