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[rferguson]

The 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.

[london85]

what fleet operated that flight ? not much about it a boy or a girl?

[rferguson]

It 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.

[1nfrequent]

I hope that mother and boy are doing well. Must have been very frightening for the mother and crew given how premature he was.

1F

[LuganoPirate]

Hats 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…..

[DavidGordon10]

LP – 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.

[HaggisCH]

Where is recorded on the birth certificate as the place of birth?

[LuganoPirate]

Thanks 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.

[SergeantMajor]

What a lovely story. Hope the baby, and mother, are doing OK.

[bombayteddy]

I have heard that babies delivered on planes are entitled to free tickets on that airline for life. Is that true?

[LuganoPirate]

No it’s not true BombayTeddy!

[MontysDouble]

rferguson:

… with cabin crew (Mixed Fleet) assisting.

LuganoPirate:

Hats off to them all for that..

boom boom.

[judynagy]

Ah, LP, you touch on an interesting point … I have heard several medical calls on airplanes and a doctor always materializes. Does someone check that they ARE doctors? Do doctors carry ID?

[TominScotland]

Then 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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