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| Isles of Scilly baby boy born on rescue helicopter | Isles of Scilly baby boy born on rescue helicopter |
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| A baby boy has been born onboard a Royal Navy rescue helicopter. | A baby boy has been born onboard a Royal Navy rescue helicopter. |
| Ella McLachlan, who went into labour on the Isles of Scilly, gave birth in mid-air after Falmouth Coastguard received an emergency call on Tuesday. | |
| The RNAS Culdrose crew tried to get her to hospital before delivery, but had to tell the coastguard the crew of seven had "just increased to eight". | The RNAS Culdrose crew tried to get her to hospital before delivery, but had to tell the coastguard the crew of seven had "just increased to eight". |
| The baby, who has been named Marcus Daniel McLachlan, weighed 5lb 3oz (2.3kg) | |
| Mother and son are being cared for at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. | |
| Midwife 'excited' | Midwife 'excited' |
| Baby Marcus was delivered by a midwife who had flown out to St Mary's. | |
| Lt Cdr Chuck Norris, the observer on board the helicopter, said the baby boy was born "somewhere over the River Fal" about 10 minutes before landing. | Lt Cdr Chuck Norris, the observer on board the helicopter, said the baby boy was born "somewhere over the River Fal" about 10 minutes before landing. |
| "The midwife started to get a little bit excited and said we'd better start getting prepared for the birth," he said. | "The midwife started to get a little bit excited and said we'd better start getting prepared for the birth," he said. |
| "So, we got the equipment ready and we gave mum as much encouragement as we could." | "So, we got the equipment ready and we gave mum as much encouragement as we could." |
| According to the coastguard, it was the second time a woman in labour had been flown to the mainland. | According to the coastguard, it was the second time a woman in labour had been flown to the mainland. |
| "But, the one earlier made it to the hospital in time," a spokesman told BBC News. | "But, the one earlier made it to the hospital in time," a spokesman told BBC News. |
| "It's quite unusual, but it has happened before, a long time ago." | |