A Canadian doctor helped to deliver a baby mid-flight, at 35,000 feet in the air

Doctor delivers ’miracle’ baby on flight

A planeload of passengers on an overnight flight from Qatar to Uganda burst into applause after a Canadian doctor delivered a “miracle” baby on board, according to reports.

Bengali-Canadian doctor helps deliver baby in the air

TORONTO, Canada - A Bangladeshi-Canadian doctor assisted a Ugandan woman to deliver a baby on an overnight flight in December last year. On Friday, Dr. Aisha Khatib, a professor at the University of Toronto, released a photo of herself and the baby.The kid was delivered healthy at 35 weeks and was called Miracle Aisha after the doctor.According to the BBC, Dr. Khatib was on a Qatar Airways aircr

A Canadian doctor helped to deliver a baby mid-flight, at 35,000 feet in the air

Last month, a Qatar Airways jet landed with an extra passenger on board — a baby who was delivered by a Canadian doctor mid-flight.

Canadian doctor delivers 'miracle baby' on Qatar Airways flight to Uganda

Canadian doctor Aisha Khatib delivered a premature baby on a Qatar Airways flight to Uganda while it flew over Egypt at 35,000 feet.

Canadian doctor delivers ‘Miracle’ baby on overnight flight to Uganda

Doctor was worried that lower oxygen pressure could cause respiratory distress for the baby

Canadian doctor delivers 'miracle baby' on flight

She thought someone had a heart attack, but as she got closer, she saw it was a woman about to deliver her child. . Read more at straitstimes.com.