Shrewsbury mum separated from newborn after catching Covid
A Shrewsbury mum was separated from her newborn baby after catching Covid. The woman had the vaccine but was unaware that it could cause serious complications.
After being hurried to the hospital with Covid-19, a new mother hasn’t hugged her kid in almost a week. (Photos courtesy of BPM Media/Reuters)
A mother who was separated from her child because of a positive Covid-19 test has pleaded with others to get vaccinated.
Clair Griffiths tested positive a fortnight before her son, Albie, was scheduled to be born.
A week before her due date on July 18, the 43-year-old from Shrewsbury required an emergency caesarean surgery.
She went home, but was taken to the hospital two days later when her Covid-19 symptoms deteriorated.
After spending a week in a critical care unit away from her newborn son, the mother has made a heartfelt appeal to others who haven’t yet received the vaccine.
‘This is so difficult to put, this week should have been the happiest week of my life with the birth of my little boy, but it isn’t, he is at home and I’m in hospital with Covid pneumonia, because [people] are still not getting jabs to help, it’s not nice, please please book your jabs to keep people fit and alive, and I would be with my baby right now,’ she said.
Ms Griffiths said that she was unable to get the vaccination owing to medicine she was taking at the time.
Clair and Albie were only together for a few days before the new mother had to return to the hospital (Picture: BPM Media)
‘Get the vaccination, it won’t hurt you, but what [Covid] can do to others of all ages is worse, I won’t be able to spend time with my kid again, people need to grow up,’ she said.
After an Oxford University study found that 99 percent of pregnant patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated, women who are pregnant are being encouraged to obtain the vaccine.
Only four of the 742 women hospitalized since February 1, 2021 have got a single dose of vaccination, with none receiving both doses.
More than 50,000 women in the UK and more than 130,000 in the US have received a vaccination during pregnancy, according to Marian Knight, professor of maternal and child population health at the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford and the study’s lead investigator.
In recent months, almost all pregnant women hospitalized to hospitals were unvaccinated (Picture: EPA)
‘I believe pregnant women can be confident about the vaccine’s safety,’ she told Radio 4’s Today programme.
‘And we need to emphasize the advantages, not just to them, but we also know that antibodies are passed on to their kids, so it’s critical not only to protect yourself as a pregnant woman, but also to protect your baby from sickness.’
Ms Griffiths’ local immunization program’s representative reacted by urging all pregnant women in the region to get the vaccine.
‘Pregnant women on Covid-19 had a greater risk of critical care admission than non-pregnant women of the same age,’ they added.
‘Women with Covid-19 are also two to three times more likely than women without Covid-19 to deliver their infants early.
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‘Pregnant women with underlying medical problems are at a much greater risk of severe Covid-19 consequences.
‘Covid-19 vaccinations provide the greatest protection against Covid-19 illness, which may be severe for some women later in pregnancy.’
There is no proof that vaccinations may decrease fertility or hinder nursing, according to health experts.
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Ofer Tsofan is a mum who caught Covid in Shrewsbury. She was separated from her newborn baby after catching the virus. Reference: ofer tsofan.
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