Paramedics Help Deliver Baby on Delta Flight After Improvised Care

Overview

• A Delta flight from Atlanta to Portland saw passenger Ashley Blair deliver a healthy baby girl named Brielle Renee in the cabin.
• Two off‑duty paramedics, Tina Fritz and Kaarin Powell, led the delivery with help from flight attendants and medical volunteers.
• Lacking an obstetric kit, responders gathered blankets from passengers and used shoelaces to tie the umbilical cord and start an IV.
• After landing in Portland, airport medics reported mother and newborn were stable and took them to a local hospital for observation.
• Delta thanked the crew and helpers, though its note about a doctor on board conflicts with the paramedics’ account.