A woman gave birth to a baby boy on the floors of Miami International airport Tuesday evening. The woman received assistance from Miami police officers, U.S. Customs and Border protection agents, and airport staff.
After the successful delivery, paramedics escorted the mother and her child to the hospital.
Baby on Board
On Tuesday after 1700 local time, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a medical call at the Miami airport. Officers found that an unnamed female passenger’s water broke and was proceeding to give birth near Checkpoint 1 at the North Terminal, which is used exclusively by American Airlines.
According to 911 dispatch conversations, the dispatcher reported the incident as a “possible miscarriage”.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Spokeswoman Helen Avendano recalls reports of the scene to the media. She claimed the mother had plenty of assistance from law enforcement and airport employees to help deliver the baby.
Video footage of the woman and her baby was obtained by 7 News Miami.
Later on in the dispatch call, officers can be heard exclaiming “It’s alive!” and “We got a boy!”.
Following the birth at the American Airlines terminal, paramedics confirmed to arrive at the scene seven minutes later. They would rush the mother and her baby to the hospital.
Citing patient privacy laws, Avendano had no further information to share about the mother or her newborn child.
An airport employee claims the mother was in between flights and was waiting to fly to another state. The employee speculated what might have happened had the mother’s water broke during one of the flights.
Other Notable “Air” Deliveries
Back in March of this year, a pilot left his cockpit to help deliver a baby during a flight from Taiwan to Thailand. The mother was giving birth inside one of the cabin’s bathrooms. The 18-year veteran had no prior experience in delivering.
In August 2021, a woman gave birth inside a bathroom at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia. Two months earlier on Father’s Day, another birth took place at Miami Airport. The mother named her newborn daughter “Mia”, named after the airport’s code, “MIA”.
