NWH: Healthy Baby Owen Born to a COVID Positive Mom

NWH: Healthy Baby Owen Born to a COVID Positive Mom

On a positive note, Northern Westchester Hospital recently reported that Katherine Ford recently gave birth at there while she was positive for COVID-19. Katherine was the first pregnant woman diagnosed with the coronavirus in the state of Connecticut. Her symptoms began in late February but her sore throat, post nasal drip and night-time cough were masked as common symptoms a woman might have in her third trimester. But when she became short of breath and developed a fever of 101.6 she tested positive for COVID-19, was hospitalized and began receiving oxygen.

Though still positive with COVID-19, Katherine was released from the hospital in late March with plans to give birth by C-section in early April. Then a blood test revealed that her liver was failing and she was rushed in for an Emergency C-Section that evening – flying solo since her husband was also positive with the coronavirus. You can read all about her successful delivery of a healthy 10 pound baby boy – one month early.

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