Babies on a Plane?

by Bri Roozen

Wednesday of last week was home to an event often speculated about in movies, but rarely seen in real life. While flying to her home state of Sarawak, a 31-year-old divorced Malaysian woman went into labor and had her baby delivered by a mile off the ground. The boy was born almost eleven weeks early, but was of a healthy enough weight they'll be releasing him from the hospital sometime Monday afternoon. The woman and her child have been given free flights for life.

What I thought was most interesting, however, was some of the comments made in the article. Both a doctor at the woman's hospital and at a private clinic commented on the event, but requested to keep their identities hidden. Why you may ask? Apparently Malaysian doctors are required to get approval from the health ministry before commenting on any public cases. I'm not exactly sure how speaking of a flying baby translates into a national health information risk, but the Malaysian government isn't taking any chances.