After a pregnant Ethiopian passenger went into labour at Dubai Airport, the city’s emergency services jumped into action. When the expectant woman realised the baby was on its way, she contacted airport personnel, who hurried her into an ambulance. She was subsequently transferred to the hospital, where she gave birth, both mother and baby unharmed. To complicate things even more, the mom was travelling with her three children after landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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“The traveller was resting in the transit stop at Dubai International Airport when she went into labour,” said Maj Gen Ali Atiq bin Lahej, director of airports security at Dubai Police. “Being with her three children, the woman panicked and became worried because [there was] no one with her to look after them and give her a hand.”
“The Dubai ambulance team managed to transfer the traveller to Latifa Women and Children Hospital, while the Dubai Police team, joined by an employee from Emirates Airlines, provided full care for the children and transferred them to the airport hotel.”
