A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother and both were in good condition, medical and regional government authorities said on Thursday.

A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa has been made public by Spain’s maritime rescue service

Coastguards in the Canary Islands rescued a mother who had given birth to a baby while making the crossing over the Atlantic Ocean in a migrant boat. The rescue team on the coastguard ship Talía shared a number of photos on social media of the moment they came to the aid of the newborn on Monday.