CBS: Taiwanese Woman Concealed Pregnancy To Give Birth in the U.S.

Taiwanese mom who gave birth on flight to U.S. separated from baby (CBS News)

A Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a China Airlines flight to the United States last week has reportedly been deported and separated from her child. But new details have emerged that could land the new mom in legal trouble, reports CBS News correspondent Vinita Nair.

Taiwanese news reports say that the woman, known only by her surname Jian, concealed her pregnancy from airline officials so she could give birth in the United States - a move that may have landed her in trouble with officials in her native Taiwan.

On Oct. 8, cell phone video taken on board a China Airlines Boeing 777, shows what passengers described as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Flight crew and fellow passengers, including a Los Angeles physician, helped deliver a newborn baby, high above the Pacific Ocean.