Addis Ababa, May 4, 2022(Walta) – Dubai Police recently rushed to the assistance of an Ethiopian woman who went into labor while transiting through the Dubai International Airport, helping her deliver a baby.
Major General Ali Atiq Bin Lahej, director of the General Department of Airports Security at Dubai Police, said the Ethiopian woman was returning with three children to their homeland from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on an Emirates flight when she went into labor according to Gulf News.
Maj Gen Bin Lahej pointed out that the ambulance team of Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services at the airport rushed to quickly provide the necessary first aid to the traveler who went into labor and transferred her in record time.
“They communicated with the operation room to prepare the clinic to receive emergency childbirth, where the traveler gave birth to her healthy newborn baby. This is a result of concerted efforts that reflect the work system’s professionalism and efficiency of the UAE’s health, security and safety systems.”