Baby born in midair on London to Boston flight

wahh wahhh wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14997421/
Flight diverted after passenger goes into labor

Six weeks premature, baby is born in midair with help from crew

Reuters
Updated: 8:21 a.m. ET Sept. 25, 2006

LONDON - A transatlantic flight from London to Boston had to make an
emergency diversion after one passenger made an unexpected early
arrival.

A woman travelling on board the British Airways flight caused the
drama when she went into labor after the plane had taken off on
Saturday night.

Unable to reach another airport in time, the baby was delivered
mid-air by the cabin crew with the help of two passengers, thought to
be medical students.

"The passenger was experiencing some distress. The baby was born
shortly before the aircraft landed," a BA spokeswoman said, adding the
baby had arrived six weeks premature.

The captain diverted the plane to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada,
while the cabin crew moved some nearby passengers to make some space
on board for the woman.

When the plane landed, the mother and baby were taken to a nearby
medical center.

BA bans pregnant women from flying after 36 weeks although its staff
are trained in birthing procedures.

"It's very rare," the spokeswoman said.

I thought that's why you're not supposed to fly at ALL when you're in
the third tr!mester. Of course, no regard whatsoever seems to have been
given to the other passengers on board. Nevermind if THEY had somewhere
they need to be.

Barbwyr

I thought that's why you're not supposed to fly at ALL when you're in
the third tr!mester. Of course, no regard whatsoever seems to have been
given to the other passengers on board. Nevermind if THEY had somewhere
they need to be.

if you're going to say that, you might as well say you can't go by air at
all in pregnancy, at any stage you could have a difficult miscarriage
requireing medical intervention, a 2nd trimester still birth or premature
delivery, anything. Flights get diverted all the time, very rarely is it due
to a pregnant women, much more likely to be a heart attack, so perhaps all
men over 50 should be banned from flying.

Cheers

Anne

barbwyr wrote:

wahh wahhh wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14997421/
Flight diverted after passenger goes into labor

Six weeks premature, baby is born in midair with help from crew

Reuters
Updated: 8:21 a.m. ET Sept. 25, 2006

LONDON - A transatlantic flight from London to Boston had to make an
emergency diversion after one passenger made an unexpected early
arrival.

A woman travelling on board the British Airways flight caused the
drama when she went into labor after the plane had taken off on
Saturday night.

Unable to reach another airport in time, the baby was delivered
mid-air by the cabin crew with the help of two passengers, thought to
be medical students.

"The passenger was experiencing some distress. The baby was born
shortly before the aircraft landed," a BA spokeswoman said, adding the
baby had arrived six weeks premature.

The captain diverted the plane to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada,
while the cabin crew moved some nearby passengers to make some space
on board for the woman.

When the plane landed, the mother and baby were taken to a nearby
medical center.

BA bans pregnant women from flying after 36 weeks although its staff
are trained in birthing procedures.

"It's very rare," the spokeswoman said.


I thought that's why you're not supposed to fly at ALL when you're in
the third tr!mester. Of course, no regard whatsoever seems to have been
given to the other passengers on board. Nevermind if THEY had somewhere
they need to be.

Yeah, the terrorists on 9/11 were very inconsiderate of the
needs of the passengers on the planes they highjacked, too!
Even in the best regulated situations, unexpected
emergencies can happen. (Idiot!)

Anne Rogers wrote:


if you're going to say that, you might as well say you can't go by air at
all in pregnancy, at any stage you could have a difficult miscarriage
requireing medical intervention, a 2nd trimester still birth or premature
delivery, anything. Flights get diverted all the time, very rarely is it due
to a pregnant women, much more likely to be a heart attack, so perhaps all
men over 50 should be banned from flying.

Why limit it to men? the incidence of heart disease among
women is on the rise, too. (And what about the pilots - I've
seen quite a few who appear to be in their fifties?) :-)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


Anne Rogers wrote:


if you're going to say that, you might as well say you can't go by air
at all in pregnancy, at any stage you could have a difficult
miscarriage requireing medical intervention, a 2nd trimester still
birth or premature delivery, anything. Flights get diverted all the
time, very rarely is it due to a pregnant women, much more likely to
be a heart attack, so perhaps all men over 50 should be banned from
flying.

Why limit it to men? the incidence of heart disease among women is on
the rise, too. (And what about the pilots - I've seen quite a few who
appear to be in their fifties?) :-)



Geez, why stop there. Since a fair number of women are unaware of their
pregnant status until month 2, we should rule out any woman of
chilbearing age on the basis that they might be pregnant. Add to that
any male over the age of 50 because of the risks of heartattack, women
too because of heart disease, all pesky children because they just
destroy the abiance of the flight and throw up and anyone how still has
an appendix as since this is a common scenario in airplane disaster
movies, it must happen allot (ever noticed that, any film with a plane,
there's someone with a burst appendix). Oops, hang about..what about
anyone who has EVER expressed a distrust of flying because clearly, they
might go a bit loopy and have to be restrained.

So, we're looking for a man, who doesnt have an appendix, is between the
ages of 18 and 50 and who has had a life long and demontratable love of
flying. Sorry no women (either child, child bearing age, or obviously
over the hill and dying of heart disease)..and god help the man if he
isnt blue eyed and blond haired because god knows, he could be a hijacker.

Wookie

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:52:03 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:

barbwyr wrote:

I thought that's why you're not supposed to fly at ALL when you're in
the third tr!mester. Of course, no regard whatsoever seems to have been
given to the other passengers on board. Nevermind if THEY had somewhere
they need to be.

Yeah, the terrorists on 9/11 were very inconsiderate of the
needs of the passengers on the planes they highjacked, too!
Even in the best regulated situations, unexpected
emergencies can happen. (Idiot!)

Oh, don't mind barbwyr. She (?) is posting from the childfree group.
They're so entitlement minded they can't see beyond the end of their
noses. "IT'S ALL ABOUT MEEEEEEEEE!"

Nan

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
...
....
Why limit it to men? the incidence of heart disease among women is on the
rise, too. (And what about the pilots - I've seen quite a few who appear
to be in their fifties?) :-)

The pilots get regular, comprehensive medicals and the intervals decrease as
they get older.

Colin Bignell

"Bedders" wrote in message
...
...
I though the custom was toi adopt the nationality of wherever you land,
for
mid air (or sea?) births...

A aircraft or ship is part of the territory of the country in which it is
registered, so this child was born in Britain.

Colin Bignell

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Anne Rogers wrote:


if you're going to say that, you might as well say you can't go by air at
all in pregnancy, at any stage you could have a difficult miscarriage
requireing medical intervention, a 2nd trimester still birth or premature
delivery, anything. Flights get diverted all the time, very rarely is it due
to a pregnant women, much more likely to be a heart attack, so perhaps all
men over 50 should be banned from flying.

Why limit it to men? the incidence of heart disease among
women is on the rise, too. (And what about the pilots - I've
seen quite a few who appear to be in their fifties?) :-)

Commercial pilots are required to submit to an annual physical and may
not have any serious heart condition in order to keep their ticket.
And they are required to retire at age 60. Male or female.

Bill Sullivan
who, at age 54 and with congestive heart failure, is not contemplating
a career change to aviation right now.

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:49:17 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert
my surname here.uk.com wrote:


"Bedders" wrote in message
...
..
I though the custom was toi adopt the nationality of wherever you land,
for
mid air (or sea?) births...

A aircraft or ship is part of the territory of the country in which it is
registered, so this child was born in Britain.

Cool. Dual citizenship.

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