The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, left port on June 1 and has since been stationed in the Persian Gulf for the objective of launching strikes against ISIS.
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The sailor, who was on the ship while it operated in the Persian Gulf, did not report she was pregnant because she said she did not know she was.
The Navy did not provide details about the mother other than saying she was an enlisted sailor.
The phenomenon of unknown pregnancy is not unheard of. Assisting in the birth of a child on the ship was perhaps the last thing the crew expected to do. Nine hours later, in the early hours of September 11, she gave birth to a healthy 7-pound baby girl, according to an internal memo on the incident obtained by Navy Times.
Despite the surprise, “Both the mother and the baby are healthy and are doing well”, 5th Fleet spokesman Cmdr.
That’s when the ship’s medical team discovered she was pregnant and about to give birth.
But Urban said the sailor’s chain of command wasn’t aware of the pregnancy. After that, they will not be allowed to deploy until they have given birth and recovered from the pregnancy.
11, the USS Eisenhower, which is tasked with fighting ISIS, became host to an unlikely stowaway – a newborn baby.
It wasn’t clear Monday whether the sailor, who had complained of abdominal pains before giving birth, knew she was pregnant. Baby supplies, including an incubator, have also been brought to the ship.
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‘While it would have been preferred to send her to her homeport earlier, per policy, we are now focused on caring for the health and welfare of our Sailor and the newest member of our Navy family, ‘ Urban added.
