Woman Gives Birth To a Four Months Premature Baby On A Transatlantic Flight

A baby has been born four months premature in a Dublin hospital, after its mother went into labour on a transatlantic flight. Mother Jenny Drake, from Nashville, has spoken out about her relief after reaching the hospital just four minutes before giving birth after just 25 weeks of pregnancy.  
She was returning home after a mini-break in Paris with her husband Gavin when she went into labour just an hour after taking off, enroute to North Carolina airport.


The American Airlines flight had to be diverted to Dublin after Ms Drake went into labour, in the desperate rush to get her to a hospital in time.

‘I was terrified,’ said Ms Drake, speaking publicly for the first time since the harrowing ordeal.
‘My big fear was that, if she was born on the plane she wouldn't make it because she was so young and her lungs were not properly developed.

‘I was just trying to keep her in, which is easier said than done.

‘I just kept thinking, “Please let me make it to the hospital”, because every minute counts without oxygen.’