UiTM hospital nurse gives birth to her fifth child, dies of Covid-19 complications a few days later | Malaysia



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Artini Dzolkarnaini's death was confirmed by the UiTM Faculty of Medicine in a Facebook post.  She was described as a dedicated and beloved staff of the center's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.  - Image from the UiTM School of Medicine
Artini Dzolkarnaini’s death was confirmed by the UiTM Faculty of Medicine in a Facebook post. She was described as a dedicated and beloved staff of the center’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. – Image from the UiTM School of Medicine

KUALA LUMPUR, February 2 – A head nurse at the Center for Specialists of the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in Sungai Buloh, Selangor died today, just 10 days after giving birth to her fifth child, in what is believed to be due to complications related to Covid-19.

Artini Dzolkarnaini’s death was confirmed by the UiTM Faculty of Medicine in a Facebook post. She was described as a dedicated and beloved staff of the center’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

“All the members of the UiTM Faculty of Medicine would like to express our deepest condolences.

“We pray that his soul will be blessed and placed among the godly,” it said in the mail.

According to the UiTM specialized center post, Artini had been infected with Covid-19 and was intubated at the hospital on January 22.

She gave birth to her fifth child, a girl, the next day. Her daughter is currently in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

News portal Malaysiakini who also reported Artini’s death said she had co-authored a book in Malay titled Heart care and rehabilitation, published by UiTM last year.

Artini was buried today at the Bandar Tasik Puteri Muslim Cemetery in Cheras.

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