Mom gives birth during 14-hour flight
Categories: Newborns, Pregnancy & birth, Health & safety, In the news
Jacel Brown was only seven months pregnant and had been cleared by her doctor to travel with her husband. So imagine her surprise -- and I imagine her terror -- when she went into premature labor and delivered her son during a 14-hour flight from the Philippines to New York.The baby, named Jadan, was delivered by Jacel's husband Larry and a Korean surgeon in the kitchen area of the plane. Though Jadan will be hospitalized for a while, likely due to his prematurity, both mom and baby are doing well, despite a rocky start.
I remember asking my OB if I could travel to my in-laws for Christmas, two weeks before my due date. "If you're ok with the idea of delivering your baby there," was his reply. I wasn't, and took comfort in my hospital being nearby. I can't imagine having a baby in an airplane... whew!
Most experts say that air travel is safe for pregnant women during most of their pregnancy, but that they shouldn't travel by air past 36 weeks. What happened to the Brown's couldn't have been predicted, of course, and thankfully, everyone is doing well.
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Laura - DashinFashion.com 6-07-2008 @ 4:33PM
Sounds like the Browns were really luckly that all ended well. I remember that my OB said it was ok thru month 7. I can't even imagine how stressful it would be delivering on an airplane. I'm wondering how a premie with premature lungs did on an airplane....
I'd say the lesson here is to avoid flights when you are into the last trimester!
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Carol 6-08-2008 @ 4:44AM
Today, I hear of many premature Births. You never know if it would happen to you, but it does. Now they can deliver a baby at an early age, I watch it on TV all the time. Years ago, you never heard about this, and many babies died, because problems like this were unheard of. I am so glad that everything went well, and the baby is fine. I do think traveling by any means is dangerous, and shouldn''t be done. That's my opinion.
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