Your support helps us to tell the story
As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.
Your support enables me to be in the room, pressing for transparency and accountability. Without your contributions, we wouldn't have the resources to challenge those in power.
Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election
Andrew Feinberg
White House Correspondent
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.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments