Video: mother of corona twins tells of a nightmare birth

Her twins tested positive for Covid-19 right at birth – in the video you can see how the mother describes her delivery under the worst conditions.

A birth is a real stress test even under the best of conditions – but a real nightmare came true for the Englishwoman Sarah Curtis: She tested positive for Covid-19 just before delivery – and her babies had taken up the virus in the womb.

"Nobody knew what was going to happen – it was nerve-wracking"

For Sarah, the birth turned out to be a downright horror trip. The pregnancy already had complications – in between, the expectant mother was told that only one twin would survive due to an uneven blood flow. Fortunately, the second child was able to stabilize again, but the coronavirus diagnosis now brought even greater uncertainty: No doctor was able to assess exactly how the virus would affect the bodies of the two newborns. In the video, Sarah tells how she experienced this difficult time and what was given special attention in the hospital.

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