Shetland Coastguard delivers baby boy on board helicopter

[Cylinder Head]

Woman gives birth in helicopter - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9737010/Woman-gives-birth-in-helicopter.html)

Bit of a distraction for the pilot?

Not heard of this before.

[Harry O]

Think it might have been a SAR a/c instead of the 135 shown, but what a way to arrive :D

Rescue crew deliver baby at 1,000ft - Odd news | MSN News UK (http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/rescue-crew-deliver-baby-at-1000ft)

[ec135driver]

Patient Stories - Mid air first for baby Euan
A baby boy was the first to be born in mid flight in the air ambulance EC 135 helicopter in March. Euan Cameron was delivered by an air ambulance paramedic and a midwife while his mother was being transferred from Mull to Paisley for the birth. As the labour sped up, the pilot changed course to land at Oban hospital, but baby Euan wasn't for waiting, and was born 4,000 ft above Loch Awe. Mum, Marion and Euan were met later the same day by proud Dad, Ian who took his family home, safe and well.

Marion Cameron said: "we were in the helicopter at the time, we were airborne, 4,000 ft above Loch Awe when he was born. It was Loch Awe and its got a grid reference, so I don't know how it will be on the birth certificate." Chris Aitcheson, the paramedic on board the helicopter, said:
"Everybody was very calm and the birth was actually very quick.

"Once the baby was on the way that was it and out he came, to the rather fantastic scenery of Loch Awe I think."

The EC 135 air ambulance helicopters have been adapted so that they can carry a specially designed stretcher for use with maternity cases. This is the first time since the helicopters came into service in 2006, that a baby has been born in the air.

[Max Shutterspeed]

Not often you get to see a good news story, but here's one to warm the cockles. Winchman / paramedic delivers a baby boy en-route to hospital from the Shetlands today:

BBC News - Baby born 1,000ft up in air in Shetland Coastguard helicopter (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-20677001)

Guesses on the name? It's be tempted by Sikorsky....

[Pink Panther]

Job well done boys and girls. :D

[exlatccatsa]

From the picture it'd be Romeo or Charlie?
Not Oscar

:)

[Ray Stawynch]

Excellent job!
Well done to the crew, the Mum and Dad and welcome to the world Romeo Charlie!!

[Savoia]

What a great way to start the Christmas season!

Its always a wonderful thing when you have to call in and upwardly amend the POB! :ok:

[IFR Piglet]

Well done guys...........now wash your hands.....Yuk. ;)

[FSXPilot]

The funniest bit that got me was the pilot talking to air traffic and changing the number of people on board and then air traffic asking if he had made a mistake.

[Adam Nams]

I trust the baby had more hair than the crew ;)

[NRDK]

Hope it was better looking too:}

[RINKER]

You could just imagine the conversation in about 17 years time.
Instructor to eager student, " so Euan you tell me you were born to fly helicopters. I hear that all the time ! "
What a great Christmas present for his parents.

R

[Bravo73]

You could just imagine the conversation in about 17 years time.
Instructor to eager student, " so Euan you tell me you were born to fly helicopters. I hear that all the time ! "

..."No, sir. What I actually said was that I was born in a flying helicopter." :ok:

[RINKER]

Bravo 73 . Exactly !

[exlatccatsa]

‘Air born’ baby Steven an isles’ first | ShetlandTimes.co.uk (http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2012/12/14/air-born-baby-steven-an-isles-first)

Its Steven!!

[Adam Nams]

Hope it was better looking toohttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/badteeth.gif


Not too difficult :E

"I was such an ugly baby - the midwife slapped the winchman"

Well done Wiggy!