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Canadian Woman Gives Birth Over Pacific Ocean. What Are the Rules?

A Canadian woman gave birth over the Pacific Ocean while en route from Calgary to Tokyo. Airlines have different rules for flying late into pregnancy
Canadian Woman Gives Birth Over Pacific Ocean. What Are the Rules?
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Cindy Drukier
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It sounds like the start of a joke but a Canadian woman gave birth over the Pacific Ocean while en route from Calgary to Tokyo.

The 23-year-old mom went into labor and fortunately there was a doctor on board who helped deliver the healthy baby girl, reported AFP on Monday.

Air traffic control at Narita International cleared the flight for an early landing, about 30 minutes ahead of schedule, and mom and baby were whisked to hospital where all was reported well.

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Cindy Drukier
Cindy Drukier
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Cindy Drukier is a veteran journalist, editor, and producer. She's the host of NTD's International Reporters Roundtable featured on EpochTV, and perviously host of NTD's The Nation Speaks. She's also an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her two films are available on EpochTV: "Finding Manny" and "The Unseen Crisis"
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