GIVE a warm welcome to Dorset s newest arrivals. We would like to introduce you to these four adorable newborns who came into the world amid the coronavirus pandemic. Say hello to Bobbie-Bo who was born on May 5 nearly four weeks early to mum Daisy-May Lee. Shara Wells welcomed Bethany Grace Wells on January 23, weighing 9lb 6oz. Shara said: It was a pretty normal birth after my waters broke at home and was very straight forward until I tested positive for Covid-19 straight after giving birth. I was moved to isolation at 4am. It was terrifying but we both came out unscathed thankfully with no lasting issues.
A POOLE mother has thanked the maternity unit at Poole Hospital for saving the lives of her and her baby daughter after contracting coronavirus during the latter stages of her pregnancy. Rachel Murphy from West Moors was in danger of losing her unborn child after being hospitalised with Covid-19 in February while she was 32 weeks pregnant. Following a visit to the maternity unit at Poole Hospital on February 6, her condition worsened over the weekend and was admitted A&E.
Rachel Murphy prior to testing positive for the Covid-19 virus Rachel said: “I was so worried about the baby at this point, and I was admitted to Poole Maternity on Wednesday February 10.
Mum and baby taking part in Covid research to help create a paediatric vaccine A POOLE mother has thanked the maternity unit at Poole Hospital for saving the lives of her and her baby daughter after contracting coronavirus during the latter stages of her pregnancy. Rachel Murphy from West Moors was in danger of losing her unborn child after being hospitalised with Covid-19 in February while she was 32 weeks pregnant. Following a visit to the maternity unit at Poole Hospital on February 6, her condition worsened over the weekend and was admitted A&E.
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