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A woman fleeing Afghanistan for the United Kingdom gave birth to a baby girl Saturday during a Turkish Airlines flight, according to reports.

Soman Noori, 26, began having contractions as the plane was midway between Dubai and Birmingham.


  Soman Noori holds her baby girl Havva, which translates as Eve in English, during a flight between Dubai and the UK on Aug. 28, 2021. Turkish Airlines via AP Soman Noori holds her baby girl Havva, which translates as Eve in English, during a flight between Dubai and the UK on Aug. 28, 2021. Turkish Airlines via AP

With no doctor aboard, Turkish Airlines staff assisted the mother through labor, which took place in Kuwaiti airspace, Reuters reported. Video shows the crew posing with the tiny baby, who was wearing a pink hat and was wrapped in a blanket.

It was the third child for Noori and husband Taj Moh Hammat, who named their baby Havva, which translates to Eve, the Evening Standard reported.

The plane carried Afghans who worked with the UK, according to Reuters.

Turkish Airlines staff assisted Noori through labor. Turkish Airlines via AP
Soman Noori holds her baby girl and is flanked by her husband Tajmohammad Noori and their sons on the flight. Turkish Airlines via AP

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