A Minnesota Doctor Helped A Teenager Get Through Labor While On A Flight

By David Schuman, CBS Minnesota

October 31, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota doctor jumped into action in an unexpected place this weekend.

Dr. Sheila Flynn, a family medicine doctor with North Memorial Health Clinic in Roseville, was on a flight Sunday into Minneapolis when a teenager on board went into active labor.

Flynn and others helped coach the woman, a 19-year-old named Maya, with her breathing and kept her calm.

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