Mercy Flight plucks pregnant mother-to-be from her Lockyer Valley home after she went into labor and floodwaters closed her route to hospital
An expectant mother has been flown to hospital after becoming trapped in floodwaters during childbirth.
The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew was called to the Lockyer Valley region west of Brisbane after reports a woman in labor became trapped in her home by rising waters on Sunday.
RACQ LifeFlight Rescue transports a woman in labor trapped by flooding (photo)
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were unable to reach the woman safely by road due to flooding in the Lockyer Valley region (pictured)
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were unable to reach the woman safely by road due to flooding in the Lockyer Valley region.
Fortunately, the woman's neighbor, who is a veterinarian, was able to provide initial care until the helicopter could land on the property at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
She was then stabilized by the crew for her flight to Toowoomba.
However, due to the weather conditions, the woman was flown to the Toowoomba RACQ LifeFlight Rescue base where she was met by paramedics who then took her to Toowoomba Hospital.