Woman gives birth to premature baby 30,000 feet in the air

The moment a baby girl entered the world, mid-flight, 30,000 feet in the air, was captured on camera.

A Taiwanese mother went into labour prematurely while on a long haul flight form Bali to Los Angeles, according to The Huffington Post.

Lucky for this newborn, a doctor was on the China Airlines flight to help with the delivery.

The flight took off from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday and was scheduled to arrive in the U.S. at 8:35 p.m., according to The China Post.

Six hours into the 19-hour journey, the mother, who was not yet 32 weeks pregnant, reported that her water had broken.

That’s when the doctor on board stepped in. The captain asked for permission to land at the nearest airport but 30 minutes before landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport, the woman gave birth.

In the video, air stewards can be seen comforting the premature baby and wrapping it in blankets.

“This is a once in a lifetime thing. These tourists will never experience this again,” one woman can be heard saying in the video.

The plane landed at the airport in Alaska where the woman and her baby girl were taken to a local hospital.

The China Post reports that mother and baby are in good condition.

The plane arrived in Los Angeles three hours later than the original arrival time.

Was it safe for the pregnant woman to fly?

A pregnant woman usually gives birth at around 40 weeks, so when the airline was questioned as to why they allowed this woman aboard the flight, they pointed out that the woman was not yet 32 weeks pregnant.

The nationality of the baby girl will depend on the birth certificate issued by the hospital.