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Delta Flight Baby Born Mid-Air, Delivered in Portland

4/28/2026

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Delta delivered a baby that landed in Portland, Oregon on April 24, 2026.
Passenger Ashley Blair of Tennessee went into labor half an hour before touchdown after leaving Atlanta.
Paramedics Tina Fritz and Kaarin Powell used blankets and a shoelace as a tourniquet and cord tie.
Delta arranged hospital observation after the 5½-pound newborn arrived two weeks early following three pushes and was found healthy.

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Story summary

Delta delivered a baby that landed in Portland, Oregon on April 24, 2026.
Passenger Ashley Blair of Tennessee went into labor half an hour before touchdown after leaving Atlanta.
Paramedics Tina Fritz and Kaarin Powell used blankets and a shoelace as a tourniquet and cord tie.
Delta arranged hospital observation after the 5½-pound newborn arrived two weeks early following three pushes and was found healthy.