Oyindamola Akinyera, a Nigerian woman has narrated how she gave birth during a flight to Brazil.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Akinyera in a lenghty post on her Instagram recalled how the flight attendants took on the role of “personal midwives” adding that a doctor on board, identified as Carolina, assisted with the delivery.
Akinyera disclosed that her baby came 20 minutes before the plane touched down.
Upon landing in Brazil, Akinyera said, she was immediately rushed to the hospital, where it was confirmed that both she and her newborn daughter were doing well.
Announcing the surprising event, Akinyera wrote, “The pains kept waking me up and the Qatar airways hostess (my personal midwives) sprung into action. They set up a whole birthing station for me at the entrance of the plane.
“Everything was happening so fast and all I was thinking is that I have to hold on till we land to have this baby.
“They asked if there was any doctor on board and a doctor called Carolina walked up to us and is like “I deliver babies”. She checks me, tells me I’m fully dilated and the baby is ready to come. At this point, we’re in Brazilian airspace and about 40 mins from landing.
“… Midway, I got tired and tell them I can’t do it anymore and my God sent Qatar airways crew aka midwives prayed over me to keep going.
“20 mins before landing, God blessed us with the most precious baby girl. We landed in Brazil safely and headed straight to the hospital where our beautiful baby girl and I are doing great.”