Baby on board: Paramedics help passenger give birth just before Delta flight lands
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Key Points:
- A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta gave birth to a healthy baby girl just before landing at Portland International Airport, assisted by two paramedics on board.
- The mother, Ashley Blair, went into labor about 30 minutes from Portland while flying to Oregon to be with her own mother for the birth.
- The paramedics improvised with blankets and a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord, as no obstetrical kit was available on the flight.
- The baby was delivered quickly and both mother and child were found healthy upon arrival, then transported to a local hospital for observation.
- Delta Airlines thanked the crew and medical volunteers for their assistance, though there was some discrepancy about the presence of a doctor or nurse during the delivery.
