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.
A flight from Salt Lake City to Hawaii landed with an extra passenger!
In the middle of the flight, a baby was born before landing! Lavina Mounga was nervous when she suddenly went into labor halfway through the flight, 29 weeks into her pregnancy! Onboard the flight were a doctor and three NICU nurses that were able to help with the delivery of the baby. They used shoelaces to cut the umbilical cord and made baby warmers out of microwaved bottles, then measured the newborn s heart rate with an Apple Watch. After the flight landed, EMT s then met Mounga and her new son Raymond at the Honolulu airport to take them to a hospital!
A flight from Salt Lake City to Hawaii landed with an extra passenger!
In the middle of the flight, a baby was born before landing! Lavina Mounga was nervous when she suddenly went into labor halfway through the flight, 29 weeks into her pregnancy! Onboard the flight were a doctor and three NICU nurses that were able to help with the delivery of the baby. They used shoelaces to cut the umbilical cord and made baby warmers out of microwaved bottles, then measured the newborn s heart rate with an Apple Watch. After the flight landed, EMT s then met Mounga and her new son Raymond at the Honolulu airport to take them to a hospital!