Delta flight forced to divert after passenger goes into labor and delivers baby midair

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A woman gave birth midair on a Delta flight bound for Oregon after going into labor shortly before landing, with the help of fellow passengers and crew.

The woman went into laboraircraft landedat Portland International Airport.

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“We extend our sincere thanks to the crew and medical volunteers on board who stepped in to provide care to a customer onboard prior to landing in Portland,” Delta said.

“Thehealth and safetyof our customers is always our top priority, and we wish the new family all the best.”

Delta Airlines airplane deploying landing gear while approaching Miami airport.

A woman gave birth midair on a Delta flight (not pictured) from Atlanta to Portland a few days ago, delivering her child about 30 minutes before landing with help from passengers and crew.(iStock)

The airline said the flight, which was carrying 153 passengers along with two pilots and four flight attendants, declared an emergency to receive priority handling from air traffic control before landing safely and being met byemergency medical services.

Two emergency medical technicians who were on board as passengers volunteered to assist, working alongside flight attendants and crew members to deliver the baby mid-flight, news outletKOIN 6reported.

returning from vacationwhen a flight attendant made an announcement asking for medical personnel.

With limited supplies available, the pair improvised using items from passengers and crew — including blankets and a shoelace provided by a flight attendant, the outlet noted.

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The flight declared an emergency for priority landing as two onboard EMT passengers assisted crew in delivering the baby midair (mother not pictured).(iStock)

“Last night, on our way home, a call went out for a medical emergency on the plane.[The other EMT] and I got up to help.While we [help] someone else, the staff ask if anyone could help a passenger up front, asshe is in labor with contractions3 min apart,” Fritz wrote on Facebook.

“The 2 of us were the most qualified on the plane for this.So up we went.We meet [the mother], who was indeed having contractions.And at 3,000 miles in the air, [the baby] was born.She weighed 5lbs 8oz and was 18.5 in.And the cutest thing ever.”

newborn were treatedby emergency medical services on the ground.

Delta Airlines Airbus A350-900 taxiing on runway at Milan Malpensa airport

The aircraft (not pictured) touched down soon after the baby was born on the flight.(iStock)

A woman gave birth aboard a flight fromKingston, Jamaica, to New York City as the plane approached its destination, according to the airline.

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Pilots alerted air traffic control about the situation, and after learning the baby had been delivered, one controller jokingly suggested a fitting name.