Mom who had COVID-19 and gave birth in coma finally reunited with her baby

Kelsey Townsend had COVID-19 last October and was placed in a medically induced coma. She gave birth to a baby girl while in the coma and was just reunited with her child, three months later.

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After 3 months in a Wisconsin hospital battling COVID-19, Kelsey Townsend met her 12-week-old daughter for the first time, after the virus forced her to give birth via C-section while in a medically-induced coma.@cbsmireya on the concerns of expectant mothers amid the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/bt0Sdz5REI

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 2, 2021

“Having the baby inside her is what kept her going.” https://t.co/5A386swSxU

— The Sacramento Bee (@sacbee_news) February 2, 2021