PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Most air medical crews are trained to respond to trauma, but a unique flight unit based right here in Phoenix has a very different mission. They care for mothers and newborns, sometimes both at the same time.
The team is often the lifeline between rural hospitals and the specialized care here in the Valley. But before the blades ever spin, the work begins for Arizona’s only maternal-neonatal flight unit.
Sasha LaMastres is a maternal flight nurse trained to treat high-risk pregnancy emergencies midair…