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Woman gives birth to premature baby girl at 30,000ft on long-haul flight

A doctor delivered the baby girl on a Bali to Los Angeles flight.

Carl Anka
Tuesday 13 October 2015 14:53 BST
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Chinese woman gives birth on airplane

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A woman gave birth during a long-haul flight after unexpectedly going into labour eight weeks early

The baby girl was delivered, at some 30,000ft, by a doctor who happened to be on the China Airlines flight from Bali to Los Angeles.

In a video shot by a fellow passenger, flight attendants can be seen wiping the newborn with tissues and wrapping both mother and child in flight blankets.

Speaking to another passenger, the woman recording can be heard saying “This is a once in a lifetime thing. These tourists will never experience this again.”

The mother and child are said to be in good condition following the birth and, following a quick detour at Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport in Alaska, the flight arrived safely in Los Angeles three hours later.

As for the baby’s nationality?

That will depend on the birth certificate issues by the Anchorage hospital during the stop over.

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