Baby born at 36,000 feet as mom goes into labor midflight

Published May 19, 2022 6:57 AM

PENSACOLA, Florida (KYMA, KECY) - A flight attendant jumped into action to help a passenger deliver a baby midflight.

The mom went into an early and unexpected labor on a recent Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Orlando.

The airlines says flight attendant Diana Giraldo calmly led the mom to the back bathroom and helped deliver the baby girl.

The plane was diverted to Pensacola, Florida, where paramedics were standing by at the gate to help.

The captain said the team, especially Giraldo, did a wonderful, 'heroic' job

The mom decided to give her new baby the middle name, Sky.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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