Baby born on BA82 yesterday
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at 11:20 by Tibs941.
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rfergusonParticipantThe passengers and crew on the BA082 from Abuja to London had a surprise yesterday – a mother went into labour and a baby was delivered inflight.
When the mother began going into labour the flight crew diverted the aircraft to Palma however the baby was born before the aircraft landed.
2 May 2014
at 20:41
rfergusonParticipantIt was a baby boy, named Michael. The mother was only 26 weeks pregnant and was travelling to Washington DC via LHR. She was also travelling with her one year old daughter.
A public address was made for a doctor. A female doctor delivered the baby with cabin crew (Mixed Fleet) assisting.
2 May 2014
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1nfrequentParticipantI hope that mother and boy are doing well. Must have been very frightening for the mother and crew given how premature he was.
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2 May 2014
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LuganoPirateParticipantHats off to them all for that and I hope Mum and babe are fine?
I’ve been on three flights now when a call has gone out for a doctor, and there’s always been one on board. This amazes me as I understand in the UK you can wait up to a week for a doctors appointment yet on a plane one arrives in minutes 😉
Seriously though, I always wonder how many professions are on board the average flight, and if there’s always a doctor/dentist/pilot/ engineer on board…..
2 May 2014
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DavidGordon10ParticipantLP – you will remember that I started a thread on this a year or so ago (http://www.businesstraveller.com/discussion/topic/Is-there-a-doctor-on-board) and you contributed.
On a long-haul flight, if there is a doctor call, then two or three often answer – I have been part of a quick impromtu conference in mid-air to see which of us is best qualified to deal with the problem in question.
I absolutely take my hat off to the doctor and cabin crew who delivered the baby. Delivery at 26 weeks is quite perilous for the baby.
3 May 2014
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LuganoPirateParticipantThanks for the reminder David.
Haggis, I believe if you’re born on a US registered plane you become American. It used to be the case that you’d acquire the nationality of the country (or vessel) where you were born, but I think the law was changed a few years ago so you now have the nationality of your parents (US excepted) wherever you may be born.
3 May 2014
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SergeantMajorParticipantWhat a lovely story. Hope the baby, and mother, are doing OK.
3 May 2014
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bombayteddyParticipantI have heard that babies delivered on planes are entitled to free tickets on that airline for life. Is that true?
6 May 2014
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MontysDoubleParticipantrferguson:
… with cabin crew (Mixed Fleet) assisting.
LuganoPirate:
Hats off to them all for that..
boom boom.
6 May 2014
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TominScotlandParticipantThen you can also be a Dr but not be medically qualified. I stopped using my non-medical doctorate on tickets because of the surprising frequency with which I got a tap on the shoulder and “Excuse me, Sir – are you a doctor?”……..
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