Nurses and doctor help woman give birth on flight

A woman gave birth onboard a flight to Hawaii (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
A woman gave birth onboard a flight to Hawaii (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

A doctor and a team of neonatal medical professionals were in the right place at the right time – helping a woman deliver her baby onboard an hours-long flight to Hawaii.

Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga was travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Hawaii on April 28 for a family holiday when she gave birth to her son Raymond at just 29 weeks gestation.

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