cause infertility. a new study shows not being vaccinate result in dire outcomes. reporter: at seven months pregnant, this is not where kntrice anadumaka expected to be battling covid in an i.c.u. bed wearing an oxygen mask, fighting for her life and her baby s. i would wake up gasping for air. and experiencing that night after night, and i would sit and count my breaths because i didn t know if i would survive the night. reporter: she was unvaccinated. what is going through your mind? to be honest and this part gets me a little emotional i felt irresponsib because i put me and my baby at risk. i will never forgetlet lookr. reporter: dr. emily miller, chief of obstetrics at northwestern memorial hospital in chicago, was her physician. a large portion of her lungs were really destroyed by the virus. reporter: a recent study
from scotland found that more than 90% of pregnant women hospitalized with covid are unvaccinated, a group at much higher risk of severe complications, like premature birth, stillbirth, or neonatal death, which occurs when a baby is less than a month old. luckily, kntrice anadumaka gave birth to c.j., a healthy baby boy. c.j.! reporter: now seven months old, they reunited with dr. miller, whom the new mom says saved their lives. your momma is a fighter. she is. she s a rock star. reporter: during her eight weeks in the hospital, kntrice anadumaka did get vaccinated. i m so glad they actually get to be here to mother him and love on reporter: a new study out today shows covid vaccines do not affect fertility. other new data reveals women vaccinated during pregnancy in any trimester pass antibodies to