On average, the U.S. sees about 55 maternal deaths a month. In August of 2021, 22 pregnant people died of COVID-19 alone, the highest toll of any single month during the pandemic. One grieving family is sharing their story:
She gradually became so weak she couldn’t walk. Her mother rushed her to the hospital. When they tested her blood oxygen, it was 73.
“She really never got to hold him,” says her mother, Amie. “I tried to place him in her arms right after she came back from her C-section, but she had wires and everything and she just didn’t feel comfortable.” Reaux says she would tell other pregnant women to avoid large crowds and wear masks and much as possible. “Be very cautious of your surroundings,” she says. “You have to protect yourself.”“You need to make sure everything is planned out,” Amie says, noting that doing even the simplest things for Krew, like getting him a birth certificate and getting him circumcised, has been a struggle. “There’s a lot that needs to be discussed.
Mary Healy, MD, associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston.
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