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One Reason to Staycate: Baby Born Aboard Cathay Pacific Flight
August 28, 2008 at 1:03 PM | 0 Comments
A Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Adelaide, Australia had to be diverted to Darwin today when an Indian woman unexpectedly gave birth on board.
29-year-old Paramjit Kaur was, at 34 weeks pregnant, on the tail end of what most doctors consider a safe time to travel. She picked the right flight to go into premature labor, though: Four doctors on board were able to deliver and get the mother and her six-pound son to the hospital when on the ground.
The multicultural family--Indian mum, Australian dad, airborne baby--are doing great, but one wonders whether Cathay Pacific is regretting its decision to cut back on flights in North America while adding new routes in Australia. But they should add doctor availability to their already stellar service!
Related Stories:
· Baby Boy Born on Airliner en route to Australia [AP]
· Flying While Pregnant: Angelina Jolie [Jaunted]
· Cathay Pacific Cuts Most North American Flights [Vancouver Sun]
· Cathay Pacific Opens More Australian Routes [The Australian]
· Cathay Pacific coverage [Jaunted]
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Flying While Pregnant
Pregnancy Travel: Angelina Jolie Breaks All the Rules
March 12, 2008 at 9:28 AM | 1 Comment
While rumors swirl that soccer parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are plotting a summer wedding, Jolie, and her obvious baby bump, were busy boarding a private plane in Smithville, Texas yesterday. From the photos she actually looks to be thinking about piloting the plane herself. She does have her pilots license right?
It is doubtful she actually flew this tiny plane, but looking at the photos there is little doubt she flew in it. We all know flying while pregnant can be totally fine, but there are some precautions those preggos who are not certified Super World Travelers might want to take:
• Talk with your midwife/doctor/practitioner. If you are past the 36-week mark, the airlines have the right to turn you away, though you can always fly charter.
• Try to do most of your travel in the second trimester--for the sake of your own comfort.
• Avoid excessive flying.
• Book seats with more leg room.
• Avoid travel to countries that would require immunization.
These are not hard and fast rules, just suggestions, or, if you are a Super World Traveler, do whatever you damn well please. What's in Smithville anyway? The UFOs, she should know, were in Stephenville.
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