Infected by Covid, HIV+ve lady delivers wholesome child woman in Odisha

Express News Service
BERHAMPUR: A 35-year-old HIV constructive lady, who was contaminated with Covid-19, delivered a child woman at City Hospital in Berhampur on Saturday. The new child is Covid adverse and situation of each the mom and baby is secure, stated hospital authorities.

The lady, a resident of Pattapur village in Ganjam district and mom of 1, complained of labour ache every week again. She was delivered to City Hospital by her relations and admitted to the gynaecology ward the place her Covid check was carried out and he or she was discovered constructive.

“After being found Covid positive, she became extremely anxious. We kept her in isolation and staff nurses were constantly monitoring her vital parameters besides, counselling her to reduce her anxiety”, stated a physician of the City Hospital. 

She delivered a wholesome child woman weighing 2.6 kg by C-section on Saturday. Hospital authorities stated Covid check on the new child was carried out and he or she was discovered adverse. An HIV check of the newborn woman can be carried out after six weeks. While the newborn is now below isolation, her mom was shifted to Covid ward of the City Hospital. She has been below remedy for HIV since 2014.

Hospital authorities celebrated the protected supply of the newborn woman by slicing a cake.