14 DAY TRIAL // When a baby decides to come into the world, nothing can stop them. It doesn't matter where the mommy is, what she is doing or who's around her. That's what happened recently in Russia, when a pregnant woman gave birth to twins on a plane after she unexpectedly went into labor while flying from Zyryanka to Yakutsk in the Russian province of Yakutia.
Irina Vasylkova began experiencing labor pains shortly after the Polar Airlines flight took off. The woman, who was in the 35th week of her pregnancy, was given one of the seats with more legroom in the front row in an effort to make her more comfortable.
Amidst the stressful and emotional moment, flight attendant Christina Kondratiev attempted to make the mom-to-be feel as relaxed as possible, thinking that maybe the delivery could wait until the plane landed, so that she could receive proper medical attention.
However, the twin baby girls were so eager to come to this world that they didn't want to wait anymore.
“I told the pilot and he sped up the flight to make sure that we could arrive as early as possible, but it was clear that the delivery was not going to wait,” Kondratiev said, according to Daily Mail.
What happened next seems like a scene taken from a movie: the stewardess made an appeal to see if there was a doctor on board to help with the delivery, and luckily for the 25-year-old woman, obstetrician Elena Sleptcova was among the flight's passengers and offered to give a helping hand.
According to media reports, the first baby was born while the plane was still in midair, while the second baby arrived just as the plane landed.
Upon landing at the Yakutsk Airport, paramedics rushed onto the plane to check on the new mother and her two daughters. Doctors said that by the time the plane arrived at the destination everything was over, and confirmed that both the mom and the baby girls were doing fine. The three of them were taken to a local hospital.
As a compensation for having given birth on board of one of their planes, Polar Airlines has offered Irina and her twin babies free travel for life on any Polar Airlines plane.
Normally, after 36 weeks of pregnancy, women are encouraged not to fly, but it turns out that it all depends on circumstances and medical approval. As history has shown, some women go into early labor, and once in midair, there is not much to do but hope that there is a doctor or nurse aboard.