ROME (VINnews) — An El Al flight traveling from Tel Aviv to New York made an emergency landing in Rome after a pregnant passenger went into labor during the transatlantic journey.

According to reports, the charedi woman, who was in her eighth month of pregnancy, began experiencing labor pains while aboard the flight. The crew, together with the pilot, decided to divert the aircraft to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Italy.

An ambulance transported the woman to a nearby hospital in Ostia, where she gave birth to a baby girl several hours later.

A Chabad chassid who was among the passengers contacted Rabbi Shalom Ber Chazan, the Chabad emissary in Rome, and informed him of the situation.

Shortly afterward, Rabbi Chazan’s wife, Mrs. Chani Chazan, traveled from Rome to Ostia to visit the new mother, bringing her strictly kosher food and remaining with her at the hospital to offer assistance and support.