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Utah Woman Gives Birth On Flight To Hawaii

A woman flying from Salt Lake City to Hawaii unexpectedly gave birth over the Pacific Ocean, according to a report from KUTV

Lavina "Lavi" Mounga said she was unaware she was pregnant until she went into labor at 29 weeks on the flight. Luckily for Mounga and her baby three of the flight’s passengers were newborn intensive care unit nurses and one of the passengers was a doctor. The story emerged on social media and videos about the incident received millions of views on Tic Tok. 

Mounga and her baby will remain in Hawaii for a few weeks until he is strong enough to travel back to Utah.