Baby born two months early with mum in coma due to Covid as dad told to choose which life to save
Christina Jones was so gravely ill with coronavirus that doctors performed a Caesarean at 31 weeks. When the 39-year-old came round a week later she didn t even remember being pregnant.
04:00, 1 MAY 2021
Dad Nick Jones was unable to see either his wife Christina, who was in a coma, or newborn daughter Angel following her premature arrival (Image: Mark Lewis)
A pregnant woman hospitalised with coronavirus had her baby delivered by C-section while she was unconscious after doctors were unsure whether she would survive.
Mum has C-section in covid ward while in a coma as dad asked which life to save
Christina Jones was diagnosed with Covid-19 on February 18 while 30 weeks pregnant.
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Angel Jones was born via C-Section after her mother Christina was admitted to hospital suffering from Covid-19 (Image: Mark Lewis/Media Wales)
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