Doctor Is Being Hailed As Hero After He Helped Deliver A Premature Baby At 30,000 ft During Flight To India
Emergency Department doctor became a hero when he helped a mum deliver a premature baby thousands of feet in the air as she went into labour mid-flight.
A doctor from Wales helped a mother deliver a premature baby on a plane after she went into labour early mid-flight thousands of feet up in the sky.
This doctor named Inshad Ibrahim works in Wrexham Maelor Hospital¡¯s Emergency Department. He was travelling with his family to India from London for a family holiday when the flight attendant asked if there is a doctor on board.
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Inshad, leapt into action to see what was going on. Mother to be Maria Philip had gone into labour two hours into the flight while seven months pregnant after experiencing pains shortly after take-off. Her water had broken.
According to North Wales Live, Inshad said: ¡°Other medical staff on the plane also volunteered to help, and when we examined the woman, we saw her waters had broken, and we told the crew that this was an emergency and we needed space.
¡°The cabin crew turned an area which they normally prepare the food in into a delivery room for us with pillows and clothes.
"When we examined her, half the head of the baby was already out. The baby was very small but wasn¡¯t making a sound, so I tapped his back and after about 15-20 seconds he opened his eyes and cried. That was a very long 15-20 seconds.¡±
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Inshad, along with the help of other medical professionals on board were able to safely deliver the baby- Shawn Michael into the world, weighing just 2.4lbs.
Inshad said: ¡°It was an amazing experience, a celebratory moment for all the passengers. Everyone was so happy and excited. We all consoled and helped her husband too, and passengers helped my wife with our two children during the flight too. We became a close family.¡±
Other passengers gave their clothes to keep the baby warm while the plane rediverted and made an emergency landing in Frankfurt.
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Mother and baby were taken to the hospital to be checked over and they have now recently returned home after a one month stay in Germany.
Inshad was on his way to Kochi for a holiday with his family. He returned home a few weeks later and worked over Christmas at Wrexham Maelor Emergency Department.
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