BOSTON - Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts transported a woman in labor from Martha's Vineyard Wednesday.
Watchstanders at the 1st Coast Guard District in Boston received a call from Martha's Vineyard Hospital requesting help in transporting a 26-year-old woman currently 28 weeks pregnant and in labor.
The on-duty flight surgeon recommended transport as soon as possible. Immediately an HC-144a Ocean Sentry Aircraft crew from Air Station Cape Cod was dispatched to the island.
The crew landed and picked up the woman, two medical providers and a family member. They successfully and safely landed in Boston and transferred the expectant mother, her family member and the medical personnel to an ambulance which took them to Massachusetts General Hospital for advanced care.