An American nurse who was not vaccinated due to concerns about the fetus died with her baby from Corona.



On the 24th local time, foreign media such as ABC, USA reported that Haley Richardson, an obstetrician and gynecologist living in Theodor, Alabama, lost her baby in the seventh month of pregnancy and died two days later.



Richardson was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of July.

Richardson, who did not want to burden the medical staff as he was a nurse himself, took care of himself in self-isolation at home, but his symptoms worsened quickly.



When blood oxygen saturation and heart rate dropped to dangerous levels, Mr. Richardson was eventually transferred to the intensive care unit on August 8.

After a few days, his condition deteriorated to the point where he had to put on a ventilator.



As a result of the ultrasound examination, it was diagnosed that the fetus, which was healthy without any problems before the corona diagnosis, was at risk.

The fetus, whose movements gradually became sluggish, died ten days after Richardson was admitted to the hospital.



Richardson died on August 20, two days after the baby's heart stopped beating.




Richardson's husband, Jordan, said, "My wife believed the vaccine would be safe for her, but she didn't get it because she feared the baby would be affected. She tried to get the vaccine right after the baby was born."



This concern was not unique to Mr. Richardson.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), three out of four pregnant women in the United States have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.



But after his wife's death, Jordan has been raising his voice that pregnant women shouldn't be afraid to get a vaccine.

In early August, the CDC also announced the results of a survey that "pregnant women infected with COVID-19 are hospitalized in intensive care wards and have a higher mortality rate than general patients. Vaccination during pregnancy and lactation is safe and necessary."



"If my wife had been vaccinated before she became pregnant, she would have been vaccinated," said Jordan. "I hope that her story can save lives."




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(Photo='Haley Mulkey Richardson' Facebook)