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“He was unable to hold his newborn son before he died,” brother Michael Avilez told CNN.
Erika Becerra (33) was eight months pregnant when she was infected with corona. They told him that he had tested positive on November 7.
She had taken all the precautions during the pregnancy; He drank alcohol and washed his hands, wore a mask, and was generally careful. Still, he got infected.
– There are many who have not taken this seriously enough and have played down the virus. Only when they hit you do you realize how violent this is, says Avilez.
His first child was born
Almost immediately after he was diagnosed, his body began to ache, he developed a fever and felt tightness in his chest. When she started having trouble breathing, her husband called an ambulance, writes the New York Times.
The brother notes that he shares Becerra’s story in hopes of helping others understand how dangerous the virus can be.
Eight days after diagnosis, she gave birth to her first child, Diego, who was healthy and well.
Due to her poor general condition, labor started earlier. The delivery proceeded normally, but along the way Becerra struggled more and more with her breathing. Immediately after giving birth, she was intubated.
“Because she had to receive respiratory assistance and was also corona sick, she never had the opportunity to greet her newborn son,” brother Michael Avilez tells CNN.
Doctor Adeline (28) died of crown
– Nightmares
Becerra was on a respirator for 18 days, but her life could not be saved. He died last Thursday, December 3.
– It’s a shock. She and her family were doing very well, and the future awaited them. I am speechless and I keep trying to wake up from this nightmare, says godmother Claudia García.
Becerra had no known health problems prior to becoming ill.
The New York Times writes that last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added pregnancy to the list of conditions that put people with COVID-19 at increased risk of developing serious illnesses, including the risk of death.
This is done on the basis of a new study, which examined the health outcomes of 409,462 women ages 15 to 44 who tested positive for corona. 23,434 were pregnant. The study showed that pregnant women have a 70 percent higher risk of death compared to non-pregnant women.
Pregnant women in the study were also significantly more likely to receive intensive care than non-pregnant women, writes the New York Times.
