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A woman who didn’t know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy mid-flight.
Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga was flying from Salt Lake City to Honolulu on April 28 for a vacation when she gave birth to her son, Raymond.
He was born early at just 29 weeks gestation.
Luckily, a doctor from Hawaii and three neonatal intensive care unit nurses from North Kansas City Hospital were also on board the almost seven-hour Delta flight to help Mounga deliver her baby.
“We were about halfway through the flight, and we heard someone call out for medical help,” North Kansas City Hospital NICU Nurse Lani Bamfield said in a release. “I went to see what was going on and see her there holding a baby in her hands, and it’s little.”
Woman who didn t know she was pregnant gives birth on flight to Hawaii
Woman gives birth on airplane to Hawaii
Replay Video UP NEXT On Wednesday, somewhere over the Pacific, a woman who didn t know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy. Lavinia Lavi Mounga was flying from Salt Lake City to Honolulu on April 28 for a vacation when she gave birth to her son, Raymond. He arrived early at just 29 weeks gestation. Luckily, a doctor from Hawaii and three neonatal intensive care unit nurses from North Kansas City Hospital were also on board the almost seven-hour Delta flight to help Mounga deliver her baby.
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(HONOLULU) On Wednesday, somewhere over the Pacific, a woman who didn t know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy.
Lavinia Lavi Mounga was flying from Salt Lake City to Honolulu on April 28 for a vacation when she gave birth to her son, Raymond.
He arrived early at just 29 weeks gestation.
Luckily, a doctor from Hawaii and three neonatal intensive care unit nurses from North Kansas City Hospital were also on board the almost seven-hour Delta flight to help Mounga deliver her baby.
“We were about halfway through the flight, and we heard someone call out for medical help,” North Kansas City Hospital NICU Nurse Lani Bamfield said in a release. “I went to see what was going on and see her there holding a baby in her hands, and it’s little.”
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Woman gives birth on flight to Hawaii with help of doctor, NICU nurses
The new mom didn t know she was 29 weeks pregnant when she boarded the plane.
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Woman gives birth on airplane to Hawaii
The pregnant woman was helped by a team of neonatal professionals who happened to be on the same flight.Hawai i Pacific Health
On Wednesday, somewhere over the Pacific, a woman who didn t know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy.
Lavinia Lavi Mounga was flying from Salt Lake City to Honolulu on April 28 for a vacation when she gave birth to her son, Raymond.