This is pretty amazing. Guess what the next message on the airline list was -- to the effect of what kind of aircraft was it, where is the pantry, did they have to do it standing up, etc.! They do have a sense of humor, you see! :) ----- Original Message ----- From: <mgreenwood@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:18 PM Subject: Mom, baby OK after mid-flight delivery > Don't the airlines have rules about how late into a pregnancy a woman can fly? > > Mark > > ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. - A Jordanian woman and her newborn are resting in a > hospital in Newfoundland after she gave birth on an airplane flying from > Amsterdam to Chicago. > > The Dutch KLM flight was diverted to St. John's early Tuesday morning after > the woman went into labour over the Atlantic Ocean. > > Three doctors on the flight helped deliver the baby girl, who was born in the > airplane's pantry before they could touch down. > > The new mother and baby daughter were taken to St. John's Health Sciences > Centre where they are both doing well, said a spokesperson for the airport > authority. > > After a four-hour delay, the flight continued to Chicago.