For tidlig født baby dør på Air NZ

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Plane baby dies
(Source : NZ Herald , August 24, 2008)

Air NZ appears unlikely to review guidelines for pregnant passengers after the death of a baby born prematurely on a flight from Brisbane to Auckland Friday. Passengers watched helplessly as the NZ woman, 34 weeks pregnant, gave birth helped by two nurses, crew members and fellow travellers. A couple of nurses on the flight tended to the woman and used shoelaces to tie off the umbilical cord but were unable to save the baby's life. An Air NZ spokesman said no further comment would be made about the incident, out of respect for the baby's family. He refused to say whether pregnancy guidelines - which allowed women to travel up to 36 weeks pregnant - would be reviewed but pointed to Middlemore Hospital information that the baby was stillborn.

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