'I didn’t even get to hold him.'
Around 10 days after she first tested positive for COVID-19 though, Alfermann began experiencing back pain and cramps and went to see her OBGYN.Vanessa Alfermann poses with her husband while pregnant with her second child, who passed away shortly after birth.
"Within a half hour from me getting there and getting up to the [labor and delivery] floor, Axel was born," said Alfermann."I didn’t even get to hold him. The NICU people held him and he took his breath with them and then he passed away." Placental abruption can be a deadly complication for the mother. Alfermann said she is thankful she survived and is able to still be here for her family, including her husband, son and stepdaughter.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strengthened its recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, stating that all women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to get pregnant now or might become pregnant in the future should get a COVID-19 vaccine. Vricella, who was not involved in Alfermann's care, said doctors and researchers are learning more and more now, as the pandemic continues, about the negative effects COVID may have on pregnant people.
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