A mom lately met her new child child for the primary time greater than two months after giving beginning whereas sedated and intubated for COVID-19 therapy.

Macenzee Keller was lastly reunited on February 3 with Zachery, a wholesome 11-pound, 13-ounce toddler, the Related Press reported. "It was very emotional as a result of I used to be like, 'Oh, I bought to lastly see my child that I used to be ready for therefore lengthy to see,'" Keller mentioned.

Keller's expertise displays the possibly lasting and extreme results of COVID-19, which has brought on extraordinarily delicate signs in some sufferers and persevering illnesses in others.

Researchers from the Penn State Faculty of Drugs mentioned in October final yr that greater than half of people that had examined constructive for the virus since December 2019 skilled or will expertise post-COVID signs, also called "lengthy COVID."

Mother Meets Baby After COVID
On this picture offered by Kata Sasvari, Macenzee Keller, 20, of Manchester, New Hampshire, clutches her 2-month-old son Zachery for the primary time since giving beginning, on the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Heart in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on February 3.Kata Sasvari photograph through AP

Keller examined constructive for COVID two weeks earlier than her December 7 due date, the AP reported. Affected by a shortness of breath, she mentioned she remembered leaving her condo on November 27 to go to the hospital however cannot recall something after.

She gave beginning by means of an emergency cesarean part the subsequent day whereas sedated and intubated at Catholic Medical Heart in Manchester, New Hampshire. After being transferred later to a different medical middle in Lebanon, New Hampshire, she was placed on a specialised blood oxygenation therapy whereas nonetheless sedated, in response to the AP.

Keller had not been vaccinated towards the virus and was planning to get the shot after giving beginning. She mentioned that she was nervous in regards to the vaccine probably inflicting problems for her being pregnant, the AP reported.

The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention recommends vaccination, significantly with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna photographs, for people who find themselves pregnant, in response to its web site. The American Faculty of Obstetricians and Gynecologists additionally recommends vaccination for pregnant folks.

"Getting a COVID-19 vaccine can shield you from extreme sickness from COVID-19, and a wholesome mother is essential for a wholesome child. If you're pregnant, you would possibly wish to have a dialog along with your healthcare supplier about COVID-19 vaccination," the CDC tips learn.

Keller, who spent 47 days on the specialised blood oxygenation therapy and has since returned residence to Manchester, mentioned that she's undecided whether or not she would have opted to get the vaccine in hindsight.

"I do not know. A part of me says I might have gotten the vaccine, however then one other a part of me nonetheless says that I did not wish to danger something," the AP quoted her as saying.

Whereas uncommon, Keller's expertise will not be singular amongst moms who've given beginning throughout the pandemic.

In November 2020, one mom in Wisconsin needed to give beginning to her daughter through cesarean part whereas in a medically-induced coma, the AP reported. She spent 75 days on life and lung help, and he or she met her daughter greater than two months after giving beginning.

Replace 02/25/22, 4:55 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with extra data.