Two-month-old baby girl dies in stranger's arms during plane journey

A plane passenger has described the devastating moment a stranger's baby died in her arms on board an AirAsia flight.

Nadia Parenzee said she'd offered a set of new parents some help as she could see they were stressed by their two-month-old daughter's relentless crying.

Taking the little girl off the parents, she says the baby took her last breath and "went limp".

Nadia knew something was wrong and called to see if any doctors were on the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Perth.

She says resuscitation attempts continued until they landed, but sadly the baby died as she held her.

Nadia, from Perth, described the tragedy as "the most confronting situation one could possibly go through".

"My heart is numb and I don't know how to feel but I am honestly honoured to have held her and read a prayer on her before she passed," Nadia wrote in an emotional Facebook post.

Nadia says she offered to hold the baby because she could see the parents were stressed (nadiaparenzee/Instagram)

Nadia has spoken out about the tragic death (9 News)

Speaking to ABC News , Nadia, a mother and former nurse said: "I took the baby straight away and I could see that she was grey in colour and she was struggling to breathe, so I said a little prayer."

But Nadia said when the baby went limp she knew it was an emergency.

"I was screaming, 'we need a doctor, we need a doctor,' and about 20 people came running," she said.

"The parents were just genuinely beside themselves. I was trying to reassure them."

Doctors immediately started CPR and continued trying to resuscitate for two hours until the plane landed in Perth, according to reports.

Nadia wrote a Facebook post about the tragedy (Facebook)

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The Saudi couple had been travelling to Australia with their baby to start a new life, Nadia said. 

Nadia commended the way AirAsia dealt with the incident, describing them as professional and amazing.

Nadia said the couple were on their way to start a new life with their baby (nadiaparenzee/Instagram)

The incident happened on an AirAsia flight (9news.com.au)

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Medical staff were waiting on the tarmac when the plane landed and officials were seen carrying an empty pram off the aircraft.

An AirAsia spokesman confirmed to ABC News there was a medical emergency on the flight.

They said they were unable to comment further on the infant's situation but said their thoughts were with the family.

Mirror Online has also contacted AirAsia for comment.

She described the tragic situation as surreal, saying the baby was so tiny.