After Texas Woman Beats Coronavirus, She Gives Birth To Healthy Triplets
A pregnant Texas woman beat the coronavirus, then she delivered healthy triplets just weeks later.
“As a mom, you want control, but right now, you have to accept that you don’t have control of everything,” said the mother in a Facebook post.
Maggie, the triplets mother, learned she was COVID-19 positive after a routine check-up on May 8 when she was 28 weeks pregnant according to the Women’s Hospital of Texas where she delivered her triplets.
Due to normal protocol, Maggie was given a test for the virus and learned just two days later on Mother’s Day, that she was positive for the virus. This information was revealed in the hospital instagram post.
The instagram post also included a photo of the beaming mom holding her babies.
“Meet the #firecracker who beat #COVID19 during her 3rd trimester then delivered healthy #triplets with an attitude brighter than fireworks on the #FourthofJuly,” the hospital wrote next to the photo.
When she was diagnosed Maggie was concerned about “everyone but herself,” the hospital said. Maggie also has a 5-year-old son with her husband.
“On June 4 … with the final two [tests] negative, Maggie learned during her weekly ultrasound that “Baby A’s” cord was wrapped around her neck, and she would have a C-section that day at 4 p.m.,” the hospital posted on instagram.
Maggie’s husband wasn’t allowed to be with her in the delivery room because he’d also previously tested positive for the virus, and while cleared in one follow-up test, he “hadn’t received his second negative test,” so her mother was her “one support person during labor,” the hospital stated.
“At 4:51 p.m., “Baby A,” Isabella, was born at 3.11 lbs. At 4:53 p.m., “Baby B,” Nathaniel, was born at 3.7 lbs. Finally, at 4:55 p.m., “Baby C,” Adriel, was born at 2.1 lbs. ” said the hospital.
“The doctors and nurses were amazed by how well Maggie did. She and her babies, who arrived in perfect ABC order, were healthy, safe and undeniably resilient.”
Maggie sent a message to other mothers on the hospital’s Facebook page, “You have to let other people help you and remember you aren’t alone. Look forward to each day and celebrate every small victory.”