An Afghan woman gave birth to a baby girl on a US military plane that evacuated her to the base in Ramstein, Germany, the
US Air Force
Mobile Air Command announced
on Twitter.
In full flight Saturday from an American base in the Middle East and bound for Germany, the pregnant woman began to feel contractions and "
complications
", according to the
tweet
.
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The commander of the plane then "
decided to descend to altitude to increase the pressure in the plane, which allowed (...) to save the life of the mother
", continues the
Air Mobility Command
on the social network .
The mother and the little girl "
are in good health
"
Immediately after landing, the US military helped the Afghan deliver her baby on the plane before she was transported with her newborn to a nearby hospital.
The mother and the little girl "
are in good health
", according to this
tweet
.
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Images released by the US military showed the mother lying on a stretcher evacuated from the device by US soldiers at the Ramstein base in southwestern Germany.
Since August 14, some 17,000 people have been evacuated by the United States, including 2,500 Americans.
The United States has obtained the green light from Berlin for some evacuees to be directed to Germany, where they have numerous bases.
About 1,150 people landed at the Ramstein base on Saturday, from where they are expected to return to the United States within days.
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