Baby born on flight to SA
2012-10-21 09:49
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Johannesburg
– A woman gave birth on a Virgin Atlantic plane flight from London to
Johannesburg.
The woman,
who was 32 weeks pregnant, apparently started getting cramps a few hours after
taking off from Heathrow on Thursday night, reported Rapport.
Cabin crew
made a bed for the woman at the back of the plane and she was talked through
the labour, which saw her giving birth to a little boy.
The plane
was redirected to Palma, Majorca, where the mom and baby were hospitalised
while the rest of the passengers were flown back to London and put on another
flight to SA.
“It happened
so quickly. One moment we were still serving drinks and the next we were
helping with the birth of a baby,” said cabin crew member Emma Goodman.
When the
pilot announced the little boy’s arrival over the plane intercom, passengers
apparently gave him a round of applause.
