NIGERIAN WOMAN GIVES BIRTH ON FLIGHT FROM TURKEY TO THE U.K

A pregnant Nigerian woman, Nweke Ifeoma, has put to bed on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Manchester, U.K.

Ifeoma, who went into labour while on the flight on Monday, September 5, delivered a baby girl, The Mirror reports.

The national flag carrier, in a statement on Tuesday. September 6, said the flight was diverted to Vienna International Airport, where paramedics were waiting for the new mother and baby upon landing.

A doctor who happened to be onboard and the crew helped her deliver the baby.

"Cabin crew members are trained for these type of situations, the statement added.

A Nigerian woman gives birth on a flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom.

Nweke Ifeoma, a pregnant Nigerian woman, was put to sleep on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Manchester, United Kingdom.

According to The Mirror, Ifeoma, who went into labor on the flight on Monday, September 5, gave birth to a girl.

According to a statement issued by the national flag carrier on Tuesday, September 6, the flight was diverted to Vienna International Airport, where paramedics awaited the new mother and baby upon landing.

A doctor who happened to be onboard and the crew assisted her in giving birth.

"Cabin crew members are trained for these types of situations," according to the statement