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| Refugee crisis: Pregnant woman rescued from sinking boat gives birth to healthy baby at sea | Refugee crisis: Pregnant woman rescued from sinking boat gives birth to healthy baby at sea |
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| A healthy baby has been born on a patrol boat in the Mediterranean Sea after its mother was rescued from a boat packed with more than 100 refugees. | A healthy baby has been born on a patrol boat in the Mediterranean Sea after its mother was rescued from a boat packed with more than 100 refugees. |
| Among those saved was a heavily pregnant woman, believed to be Nigerian, who went into labour as the coast guard ship journeyed towards the Italian island of Lampedusa. | Among those saved was a heavily pregnant woman, believed to be Nigerian, who went into labour as the coast guard ship journeyed towards the Italian island of Lampedusa. |
| Medics on board helped her give birth to a healthy baby girl. | Medics on board helped her give birth to a healthy baby girl. |
| “A new life is sailing towards Lampedusa,” the Italian coast guard tweeted, praising doctors from the Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps (CISOM). | “A new life is sailing towards Lampedusa,” the Italian coast guard tweeted, praising doctors from the Order of Malta’s Italian Relief Corps (CISOM). |
| A spokesperson for the charity said a doctor and nurse guided the “frightened” young mother through labour as efforts continued around them to help other starving, dehydrated and injured refugees. | A spokesperson for the charity said a doctor and nurse guided the “frightened” young mother through labour as efforts continued around them to help other starving, dehydrated and injured refugees. |
| “Both the woman and the baby are in a good health and were taken to hospital in Lampedusa, along with other migrants, after the boat landed,” a spokesperson said. | “Both the woman and the baby are in a good health and were taken to hospital in Lampedusa, along with other migrants, after the boat landed,” a spokesperson said. |
| Footage showed the mother being helped to disembark after reaching safety, with a member of the coast guard following with her newborn child, named Feminò, wrapped in a blue blanket. | Footage showed the mother being helped to disembark after reaching safety, with a member of the coast guard following with her newborn child, named Feminò, wrapped in a blue blanket. |
| Later on the same day, crews battled to save more than 100 refugees after their boat sank on the way from Libya to Italy. | Later on the same day, crews battled to save more than 100 refugees after their boat sank on the way from Libya to Italy. |
| Body cameras worn by Italian coast guard rescuers captured the dramatic moment their vessel spotted dozens of people in the water, struggling to stay afloat. | |
| Divers jumped into the sea and they were thrown rafts to stop them drowning as divers brought the refugees to safety on their patrol boat on 3 September. | Divers jumped into the sea and they were thrown rafts to stop them drowning as divers brought the refugees to safety on their patrol boat on 3 September. |
| Of the 115 asylum seekers who boarded the smugglers’ boat, only 91 were saved. At least one body has been found. | Of the 115 asylum seekers who boarded the smugglers’ boat, only 91 were saved. At least one body has been found. |
| At least 2,500 men, women and children fleeing war and persecution have died trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year, the UNHCR estimates. | At least 2,500 men, women and children fleeing war and persecution have died trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year, the UNHCR estimates. |
| Fearing the long crossing from Libya to Italy, which saw 750 people die in a single disaster in April, many refugees are taking the shorter voyage from Turkey to Greek islands. | Fearing the long crossing from Libya to Italy, which saw 750 people die in a single disaster in April, many refugees are taking the shorter voyage from Turkey to Greek islands. |
| But the death of Aylan Kurdi, a three-year-old boy from Syria who drowned as his family tried to reach Kos last week, has shown that the alternative offers no guarantee of safety. | But the death of Aylan Kurdi, a three-year-old boy from Syria who drowned as his family tried to reach Kos last week, has shown that the alternative offers no guarantee of safety. |
| This newspaper has started a campaign for the UK to welcome a fair share of refugees. | This newspaper has started a campaign for the UK to welcome a fair share of refugees. |
| Click here to sign The Independent's petition | Click here to sign The Independent's petition |