It was meant to be an ordinary stopover at Doha’s Hamad International Airport. But for a young Indian mother travelling from Ahmedabad to Atlanta, the journey took a dramatic turn when she went into sudden labour during transit--and delivered a baby girl right there in the terminal.

What followed was a scene that seemed almost unreal. The newborn, just minutes old, suddenly became an international traveller--requiring a birth certificate, passport and official papers before she could return home to India.

For her mother, still reeling from an unexpected delivery, the joy of birth was instantly mixed with fear, confusion and legal and medical hurdles. However, as the news spread, help poured in from all sides.

Airport medical teams ensured the baby was stable. The Indian Embassy in Doha

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