A pregnant woman evacuated from Afghanistan aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane went into labor during the flight and delivered her …
A pregnant woman evacuated from Afghanistan aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane went into labor during the flight and delivered her daughter in the cargo bay after the plane landed in Germany on Saturday. Medical support personnel from the 86th Medical Group help an Afghan mother and family off a U.S. Air Force C-17, call sign Reach 828, moments after she delivered a child aboard the aircraft upon landing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug.21. (cont..) pic.twitter.com/wqR9dFlW1o Air Mobility Command (@AirMobilityCmd) August 21, 2021 The U.S. Air Mobility Command said the woman “went into labor and began having complications” during the flight to Germany from an “intermediate staging base in the Middle East.” “The aircraft commander decided to descend in altitude to increase air pressure in the aircraft, which helped stabilize and save the mother’s life,” the Air Mobility Command stated.
