Mom gave birth in coma, reunited with baby

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On Wednesday a mother met her infant son for the first time after delivering him in a coma while suffering from COVID-19.

Two weeks ago 36-year-old Yanira Soriano went to the hospital with difficulty breathing and contractions when she was 34 weeks pregnant.

She tested positive for COVID-19 and suffered from low oxygen levels.

Doctors decided to put her into a medically induced coma so they could place her on a ventilator.

Her son Walter was delivered through an emergency C-section while she was unconscious.

On Monday Soriano was finally well enough to come off the ventilator ten days after his birth.

And now she’s finally going home with her son.

Walter tested negative for COVID-19 but doctors will continue to monitor him with telehealth visits.

Posted – 4.16.20