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She only saw him for 10 seconds : Woman dies from rare birth complication hours after delivery
By: WTKR Staff
and last updated 2021-06-03 12:34:04-04
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. â A Virginia woman died last month from a rare birth complication just hours after delivering her second child.
Eli Burr planned for her son s arrival for months. She was so excited to have Maddox here, said Shawn Burr, Eli s husband.
Eli and Shawn excitedly went to the hospital on May 14, ready for the birth of their son, Maddox. I get choked up because she only got to see him for 10 seconds, said Shawn.