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WorldCoronavirus: Woman gives birth while in medically induced coma

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Coronavirus: Woman gives birth while in medically induced coma

A mother with coronavirus has given birth while in a medically induced coma.

Angela Primachenko, 27, from Vancouver, Washington, caught COVID-19 in March and was placed on a ventilator when she was 33 weeks pregnant, according to her twin sister.

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The respiratory therapist’s condition deteriorated to the point where doctors put her into a coma at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and later helped deliver her baby while she was under.

The baby, named Ava, tested negative for COVID-19 but has had to be kept apart from her mother temporarily.

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Mrs Primachenko shared a photo of her newborn on Sunday, writing: “Baby Ava is still in the NICU and i still haven’t been able to see her in person.”

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The next day, the now mother-of-two announced she had been discharged from hospital, writing: “7 days in the hospital. 10 days intubated. Thousands of prayers later I am home and it feels so good!!!!!”

On March 30, her twin sister launched a fundraiser to help with the medical costs, raising almost $50,000 (£39,800) so far.

Source: sky.com

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