Mom Delivers Baby on Flight
by Jenna Phipps
Jan 19, 2019
A twenty-one-year-old woman recently gave birth on an airplane. Musuamba Michoukayembe went into labor while flying with Turkish Airlines.
Her husband, a doctor, was traveling with her. He helped deliver Michoukayembe's baby while the plane was at 42,000 feet. The Congolese mom was not expected to go into labor on the flight.
News cameras recorded the new mom holding her baby after the plane landed. According to Inside Edition, they reportedly went to the hospital sometime after disembarking the flight. Click here for the news video.
Jenna Phipps
Jenna Phipps is a writer, editor, and dancer based in Nashville, Tennessee. She enjoys working with other people to improve their writing, taking long road trips, experimenting with choreography, and reading many novels.