US flight attendant delivers passenger’s premature baby on a flight from Colorado to Florida

A flight attendant has been praised for “calmly” delivering a baby mid-flight, after US-based Frontier Airlines announced the news last week.

When Diana Giraldo, 35, noticed the mother experiencing contractions on the three-hour night time journey from Colorado to Florida in January she stepped in to help.

27-year-old Shakeria Martin’s waters had broke a few weeks before her due date and Giraldo had to deliver the baby in the plane’s bathroom.

But her exceptional service didn’t stop there. “The biggest concern was when the baby came out, she wasn’t moving,” Giraldo told Orlando TV reporters.

“If she's not breathing, she must have something in her airways, which I'm assuming is amniotic fluid. I'm not a doctor, I'm not any of that, but I'm assuming that that's what's going on, it's blocking her airways."

Thinking quickly, Giraldo started to do light chest compressions while she rubbed the newborn’s back, to help stimulate her lungs. The crew also used an oxygen mask on the baby who started breathing just minutes later.

In a sign of appreciation for her safe delivery, Martin called her air-born daughter Jadalyne Sky.

“The whole crew really did a great job,” says Captain Chris Nye. “I transferred controls and flying duties to my First Officer as I coordinated the diversion.

“Dispatch did a great job as well by suggesting Pensacola Airport [in Florida] and getting a gate and paramedics ready for us. This was a job well done, and I was happy to see everyone working together to successfully deliver a newborn on an aircraft!”

Reacting to the heartwarming story, social media users have called Giraldo a “hero” for her speedy and competent response.

There’s also been a lot of interest in the status of baby Jadalyne. “This baby should fly