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.

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

    > The captain diverted the plane to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada,

Good, give the Limey baby Canadian citizenship instead of American. Am
sick of all the mothers from Russia, Europe, and India visiting America
to give birth to give their kids American citizenship.

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

"Terry Lomax" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > wahh wahhh wrote:
    >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14997421/
    >> Flight diverted after passenger goes into labor
    >>
    >> The captain diverted the plane to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada,
    >
    > Good, give the Limey baby Canadian citizenship instead of American. Am
    > sick of all the mothers from Russia, Europe, and India visiting America
    > to give birth to give their kids American citizenship.

The mother was reported to be traveling on a US passport, so the baby would
have rights to US citizenship.

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:58:43 -0500, in alt.gossip.celebrities, James Robinson
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... "Terry Lomax" <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... > wahh wahhh wrote:
... >>
... >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14997421/
... >> Flight diverted after passenger goes into labor
... >>
... >> The captain diverted the plane to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada,
... >
... > Good, give the Limey baby Canadian citizenship instead of American. Am
... > sick of all the mothers from Russia, Europe, and India visiting America
... > to give birth to give their kids American citizenship.
...
... The mother was reported to be traveling on a US passport, so the baby would
... have rights to US citizenship.

Will you please avoid confusing Terry the Hater with facts? Thank you.

    > 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

Terry Lomax wrote:

    > wahh wahhh wrote:
    >
    >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14997421/
    >>Flight diverted after passenger goes into labor
    >
    >
    >>The captain diverted the plane to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada,
    >
    >
    > Good, give the Limey baby Canadian citizenship instead of American. Am
    > sick of all the mothers from Russia, Europe, and India visiting America
    > to give birth to give their kids American citizenship.

Where does it say the woman was not American? (Or British -
in which case I doubt she'd even WANT American citizenship
for her child!)
    >

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)"
<[email protected]> 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)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
...
    > 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

who cares
You really answer only OT stuff, don't you ??
Duuh

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
message de news: [email protected]...
    > Terry Lomax wrote:
    >> wahh wahhh wrote:
    >>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14997421/
    >>>Flight diverted after passenger goes into labor
    >>>The captain diverted the plane to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada,
    >> Good, give the Limey baby Canadian citizenship instead of American. Am
    >> sick of all the mothers from Russia, Europe, and India visiting America
    >> to give birth to give their kids American citizenship.
    > Where does it say the woman was not American? (Or British - in which case
    > I doubt she'd even WANT American citizenship for her child!)
    >

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 12:59:53 +0000, wahh wahhh <[email protected]> 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

Why was that woman allowed to board packing all those fluids?