By Sam Rosalie
A BUNCH of people sent me today’s feature about Lavina Mounga.
She was on a flight to Honolulu for a girl’s trip, which today is maybe a bit nerve-wracking for anyone. But it became a little extra intense for her.
See, Lavina was 29 weeks PREGNANT, and she had NO IDEA! And apparently, her baby decided to make an appearance during that flight.
Lucky for her, family physician Dr. Dale Glenn and neonatal intensive care unit nurses Lani Bamfield and Amanda Beeding were on flight, and they safely delivered her brand new nugget!
Poor Lavina passed out during labor, likely from shock, and without those professionals and their creative use of shoelaces and an apple watch, the baby probably wouldn’t have survived the first sew minutes of life.
By Sam Rosalie
A BUNCH of people sent me today’s feature about Lavina Mounga.
She was on a flight to Honolulu for a girl’s trip, which today is maybe a bit nerve-wracking for anyone. But it became a little extra intense for her.
See, Lavina was 29 weeks PREGNANT, and she had NO IDEA! And apparently, her baby decided to make an appearance during that flight.
Lucky for her, family physician Dr. Dale Glenn and neonatal intensive care unit nurses Lani Bamfield and Amanda Beeding were on flight, and they safely delivered her brand new nugget!
Poor Lavina passed out during labor, likely from shock, and without those professionals and their creative use of shoelaces and an apple watch, the baby probably wouldn’t have survived the first sew minutes of life.
May 3, 2021
A flight from Salt Lake City to Hawaii landed with an extra passenger - a baby born mid-flight.
New mother Lavina Mounga feared disaster when she suddenly went into labor halfway through the flight - just 29 weeks into her pregnancy.
Fortunately, a doctor and three NICU nurses happened to be aboard the flight and leapt into action. They used shoelaces to cut the umbilical cord, made baby warmers out of microwaved bottles, and measured the child s heart rate with an Apple Watch. EMT s met Mounga and her new son Raymond at the Honolulu airport to take them to a hospital.
By Sam Rosalie
A BUNCH of people sent me today’s feature about Lavina Mounga.
She was on a flight to Honolulu for a girl’s trip, which today is maybe a bit nerve-wracking for anyone. But it became a little extra intense for her.
See, Lavina was 29 weeks PREGNANT, and she had NO IDEA! And apparently, her baby decided to make an appearance during that flight.
Lucky for her, family physician Dr. Dale Glenn and neonatal intensive care unit nurses Lani Bamfield and Amanda Beeding were on flight, and they safely delivered her brand new nugget!
Poor Lavina passed out during labor, likely from shock, and without those professionals and their creative use of shoelaces and an apple watch, the baby probably wouldn’t have survived the first sew minutes of life.