Mother who fell seriously ill with Covid gives birth to healthy baby boy

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Mother who fell seriously ill with Covid and was rushed to critical care unit 17 weeks into her pregnancy gives birth to healthy baby boy

  • Woman, named only as Paula, was rushed to Royal Bolton Hospital with Covid 
  • She was just 17 weeks pregnant and had to be intubated in critical care unit  
  • Her son Samuel Zion was born just before 4am on Friday weighing 8lb 3oz 

By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline

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A mother who fell seriously ill with Covid and was rushed to hospital 17 weeks into her pregnancy has given birth to a healthy baby boy. 

The woman, named only as Paula, had to be intubated in the critical care unit of Royal Bolton Hospital. 

Doctors were able to treat her and she recovered enough to safely return home and continue her pregnancy.   

Samuel Zion was born just before 4am on Friday weighing 8lb 3oz.

The woman, named only as Paula, had to be intubated in the critical care unit of Royal Bolton Hospital

Doctors were able to treat her and she recovered enough to safely return home and continue her pregnancy. Pictured: Royal Bolton Hospital

Doctors were able to treat her and she recovered enough to safely return home and continue her pregnancy. Pictured: Royal Bolton Hospital 

Paula said: ‘I’m so pleased that the staff who cared for me on critical care have been able to see a picture of our son, they looked after me so well.

‘It makes me happy that I know it will make them happy. I know I was very poorly and I am thankful to them.’

Matron Claire Partridge from the hospital said: ‘On behalf of the critical care nursing team we are just so thrilled to hear the news and to see both Paula and baby looking so well.

‘We wish Paula and her family all the very best and sincere congratulations. This news has really boosted the team’s spirits.’

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF CATCHING COVID WHILE PREGNANT? 

While there is no evidence that pregnant women are more likely to become seriously ill with coronavirus they are classed as being at ‘moderate risk’ as a precaution. 

Pregnant women can occasionally be at more risk from other viruses like the flu. 

Because there isn’t as much information on coronavirus and how it affects different people, the Government and NHS believe it is safer to include pregnant women in the moderate-risk group. 

It is also possible for a pregnant women to pass coronavirus on to their unborn babies but in the past the babies have been able to recover. 

There is currently no evidence to suggest that catching coronavirus while pregnant could cause a miscarriage or affect an unborn baby’s development.  

Source: NHS