Woman who gave birth while in a coma and battling COVID-19 meets newborn for first time
February 1, 2021 8:52 AM Logan Rude
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MADISON, Wis. Nearly 3 months after she gave birth while in a coma and battling COVID-19, a UW Health patient was finally reunited with her family, including her newborn daughter she had never met, Lucy.
Kelsey Townsend was discharged from University Hospital on Thursday after a months-long battle with COVID-19, according to a spokesperson with UW Health.
Townsend was nine months pregnant in October, 2020 when she was diagnosed with COVID-19. She gave birth to Lucy on Nov. 4, 2020 while in a medically induced coma.