Good News Notes: “A premature baby born in Virginia is defying the odds and astonishing doctors. Little Leilani was born at 22 weeks, weighing just about one pound. Now, she is finally home after four months in the NICU. Her mother, Shantel Allmon, told WWBT she knew something wasn’t right when her water broke only five and…
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Woman who gave birth while in a coma and battling Covid-19 meets newborn for first time
Good News Notes: “Nearly three months after giving birth while in a coma with Covid-19, a Wisconsin woman met her newborn child for the first time last week. Kelsey Townsend, 32, was recently discharged from a hospital in Madison, Wisc., and reunited with her husband and four children, including her baby girl Lucy. She said…
Teacher cares for student’s newborn brother, mom has coronavirus
Good News Notes: “An elementary school teacher in Connecticut says she is taking care of a newborn baby boy after getting a phone call from a student’s mother who was eight months pregnant, when she was hospitalized suddenly with Covid-19 symptoms. Baby Neysel turned 1-month-old over the weekend, but his parents, Zully and Marvin, have…