Keeps Him Alive With Straw, CPR

It certainly wasn't just another day at the office for the cabin crew of a First Choice Airways flight from Manchester, UK to Crete in April.

SkyNews reports Nicola Delemere knew she was pregnant when she boarded the flight to Greece... but since she was only 25 weeks along, labor should not have been an option that day.

But it was. Delemere unexpectedly went into labor during the flight and gave birth at 30,000 feet over Germany. Flight supervisor Carol Miller assisted with the delivery of Alfie, who made his appearance into the world weighing a dangerous 17 ounces.

Miller then kept the fragile infant alive by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 30 minutes -- using a drinking straw to administer artificial respirations while the pilot diverted (very quickly, we're guessing) for an emergency landing at an airport in London.

Little Alfie was then transported to St. George's Hospital in London. He was recently released, weighing a much healthier 5 lbs. 5 oz.

"I would like thank everyone involved for supporting us in the air and on the ground. We can't begin to thank Carol enough for saving Alfie's life," Dad Dom Delemere said.

Manchester-based Miller said, "He was born very quickly and at first we weren't sure he was breathing so I just applied my medical training, cleared his lungs gently using the straw and then carried out mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

"We were also lucky to have the support of a retired nurse and (medic) on board, until paramedics arrived."

"I am delighted to learn Alfie is going home after surviving against all odds," she added.

FMI: www.firstchoice.co.uk, www.stgeorges.nhs.uk