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[umiman]

Newborn 'left behind' on NZ plane

New Zealand police are investigating whether a woman abandoned her baby after giving birth aboard a flight to Auckland from Samoa, officials say.

Initial reports say the woman, believed to be a 30-year-old Samoan, left the baby on the plane upon landing.

The baby was found by an airline worker in a toilet compartment more than an hour later, local media reported.

Mother and child have since been reunited and are being cared for in hospital, an airline statement said.

"A female guest gave birth on board our flight DJ94 from [the Samoan capital] Apia to Auckland this morning," according to the Pacific Blue airline.

The flight - carrying 150 passengers - arrived at 0520 on Thursday (1620GMT on Wednesday), it said.

"We are relieved to have been informed that both mother and child are reunited, are well and are now being looked after in hospital," it said.

Advanced pregnancy

The woman was trying to exit the airport but had misplaced her passport, New Zealand TV quoted airport sources as saying.

When she sought the help of the authorities, they noticed she was pale and her clothing was blood-stained.

The newborn was found shortly afterwards by an airline worker. One source said the baby was found in the toilet rubbish bin.

It was not immediately clear whether any of the other passengers or crew on the flight were aware that the woman was in labour.

Pacific Blue says passengers who are more than 36 weeks pregnant must have medical clearance to fly.

Police said they were investigating whether the airline had been advised the woman was in an advanced stage of pregnancy.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7952304.stm

Yeahhhh.... left behind. Where's Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?

[inaluct]

Heh. Typical Samoan. I bet the baby has like 20 bifurcated ribs.

[JoshuaFH]

So... the woman gave BIRTH in one of those TINY BATHROOM STALLS by HERSELF, quietly enough to NOT ATTRACT ATTENTION, and then left her newborn child in the RUBBISH BIN.

...

Another excellent news thread by Umiman.

[Tormy]

"We are relieved to have been informed that both mother and child are reunited, are well and are now being looked after in hospital," it said.

Yeah right...reunited. I guess the kid will be found in a trashcan within a month. 

[Wiles]

"We are relieved to have been informed that both mother and child are reunited, are well and are now being looked after in hospital," it said.

Yeah right...reunited. I guess the kid will be found in a trashcan within a month. 

I think it's pretty safe to say that the mother likely wasn't in a normal frame of mind.

[Tormy]

"We are relieved to have been informed that both mother and child are reunited, are well and are now being looked after in hospital," it said.

Yeah right...reunited. I guess the kid will be found in a trashcan within a month. 

I think it's pretty safe to say that the mother likely wasn't in a normal frame of mind.

I guess it's called "panic disorder" or something like that.

[Yanlin]

I thought pregnant people were not allowed to fly.

[MoonDancer]

If I'm not mistaken the ob/gyn recomends that pregnant women don't fly after a certain number of weeks....36 I believe. If it's a healthy pregnancy then there are no restrictions....just a bunch of recommendations.

We should give the woman some slack...maybe she didn't know she was pregnant.  Yeah right...I don't believe that one either. Speaking as a woman it is virtually impossible to not know. I do know that in some countries that woman are taught to give birth quietly our of fear. *shrugs* The story doesn't add up.

[umiman]

So... the woman gave BIRTH in one of those TINY BATHROOM STALLS by HERSELF, quietly enough to NOT ATTRACT ATTENTION, and then left her newborn child in the RUBBISH BIN.

...

Another excellent news thread by Umiman.

Heh, thanks.

[woose1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGv6Ijf1aU
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Sorry.

[Rilder]

Where's Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?

Somebody get these motherf***ing newborns off this motherf***ing plane.

[Chandrasekhar]

Urist Samoanheadcase cancels disembark: seeking infant.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

I laughed so hard.

[Tormy]

Where's Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?

Somebody get these motherf***ing newborns off this motherf***ing plane.

Jackson is one of my favourite actors. He is playing a badass motherf***er in almost all of his movies. 

[Yanlin]

Urist McJackson cancels having enough: Interrupted by mothercarping snakes on a mothercarping plane.