This family will never forget this birthday. Before that, a pregnant woman and her husband had a challenging situation when their baby arrived suddenly on a commercial aircraft. On November 14, Liliana Castaeda Avilia was returning from Mexico to North Carolina when she ruptured her water and gave birth in flight. After learning that Avilia’s due date was December 23, she went into labor. She was caught completely off guard.
Her waters broke and Avilia tried to hang on until the plane landed so she could give birth on the ground, but an hour later she started having contractions at 30,000 feet. The new mother labored for more than three hours with assistance from a nurse who was also on board. “(Nurse) confirmed that the baby is on its way and is coming. And she advised against pushing because doing so would force the baby out. In a video the Atlanta Fire Department shared on Facebook, Castaeda remarked, “I held those contractions for nearly 3 hours and 30 minutes on the way here.
First responders were ready at the gate when the Delta flight arrived in Atlanta, where crew members were able to dial 911 while the aircraft was coming to a stop. One of the firefighters who met the jet, Juanetta Nash, stated that because the plane was moving so quickly—faster than usual—we understood there was an emergency and that people were working incredibly hard. worry. We want to make her feel as comfortable as we can and we know what we’re doing. We might simply place ourselves in her position and understand her angst.
As we got on the plane, we started to realize this was real,” said Marlo Blas, of Atlanta Fire Rescue’s aviation EMS team. Firefighters found Avilia on the deck behind the plane. After a quick assessment, they decided to deliver the baby on the spot. “They said, ‘OK, are you ready to push?’ I said, ‘Yes, I’m ready to push.’ So I just pushed once, and the baby girl cried,” Avilia said. Little Analia, who weighed 2.28 kg and was born at 6:36 p.m. Sunday, spent a few days in the hospital but was fine, her parents said.
All parties involved were thrilled, even the onlookers who applauded and clapped as the baby girl was delivered. We don’t experience many happy moments as firefighters. Being able to have a brief period of enjoyment is satisfying since we deal with a lot of chaos and other things of that nature, Blas remarked.
