Tragedy when a seven-month pregnant mother wakes up for two weeks on a coronavirus respirator to be told that her unborn child had died in South Africa
- Marzanne Lennox, 29, was admitted to the Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria on June 30
- Mrs. Lennox, who had been in it for 30 weeks, had the fan on immediately.
- Too weak for an emergency Caesarean section and very low oxygen levels
- Tragically, Ms. Lennox has had no hospital visits due to the coronavirus rules.
A seven-month pregnant mother woke up for two weeks with a coronavirus respirator and was told that her unborn child had died in South Africa.
Marzanne Lennox, 29, was admitted to Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria with severe Covid-19 symptoms on June 30 and was put on a ventilator immediately.
Ms. Lennox, who had been at the time for 30 weeks, was too weak for an emergency caesarean section and her oxygen levels were dangerously low.
His family was told that the baby had died shortly afterward, the South African site News 24 reported.
Mrs. Lennox herself was briefed on Tuesday, once she was strong enough.
Marzanne Lennox, 29 months old, pregnant, 29 years old (pictured) woke up for two weeks on a coronavirus ventilator to be told that her unborn child had died in South Africa
Mrs. Lennox’s father, Skip Scheepers, said: ‘The baby did not make it, he is with Jesus.
“The pain just won’t go away, now we have to start organizing a funeral.”
The doctors then performed a cesarean section on Ms. Lennox to extract the baby.
Her father added: ‘They told him they were going to take the baby out just before the operation. She was very emotional.
Her husband Thomas, 30, was able to visit the hospital to meet her doctors this week.
Ms. Lennox (pictured with her husband) was admitted to Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria with severe Covid-19 symptoms on June 30 and was put on a respirator immediately.
Her husband Thomas, 30, (pictured on her wedding day) was able to visit the hospital to meet her doctors this week.
But due to the rules established by the hospital to stop the spread of the virus, none of the families has been able to visit Ms. Lennox. She stayed on the fan for two weeks.
South Africa has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa with more than 224,000.
Gauteng province, home to Pretoria, where the hospital is located, has the most cases in the country with more than 75,000, or 33 percent.
Provincial official Bandile Masuku, a doctor, told reporters last week that Gauteng is preparing more than 1.5 million graves.
Mrs. Lennox (pictured on her wedding day), who was 30 weeks old at the time, was too weak for an emergency C-section and her oxygen levels were dangerously low.
“It is a reality that we have to deal with,” he said, and it is the public’s responsibility “to make sure we don’t get there.”
But the province in a statement on Thursday tried to allay fears, saying “it has no more than a million graves excavated,” and clarified that the official said the province has enough room for that amount.
He also said six members of Gauteng’s Covid-19 War Room have tested positive for the virus.
The number of cases in the country continues to increase with 12,757 reported only on Wednesday.
Their death toll fluctuates with 174 deaths reported on Tuesday and 107 reported on Wednesday. However, the total number of deaths is on an upward curve.
Modeling has shown that South Africa will have between 40,000 and 80,000 deaths by the end of the year.
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