The two were later transferred to Sydney's Westmead Hospital where the baby was in a stable condition. A hospital spokeswoman said the mother had also been admitted and was doing well. A spokeswoman for the CareFlight Rescue Helicopter said the baby had to be transferred to Sydney after he had trouble breathing. She said the boy, who was born 11 weeks premature, was delivered by his father on a property in Wee Waa and airlifted to Tamworth Base Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. CareFlight was later called to take the baby and his mother to Sydney's Westmead Hospital.
Respiratory distress is common among babies born prematurely and that was the case here.
The spokeswoman said the baby remained stable throughout the flight.