A mother who gave birth while intubated due to a battle with Covid-19 has named her intensive care unit nurse as her daughter's godmother, Good Morning America reported Wednesday.
Monique Jones of Ferguson, Missouri, welcomed Zamyrah Prewitt before On September 23rd after she had tested positive for coronavirus back in early September and was hospitalised.
After being intubated while in the intensive care unit, nurse Caitlyn Obrock said that Jones - who was her patient - was on high oxygen and was nervous about the intubation.
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"She was scared," Obrock said. "I was very invested in her, hoping and praying for a good outcome."
While Jones underwent rehab, Obrock raised $2,000 in baby gifts for Jones, as well as holding a baby shower for the 28-year-old.
"It was to boost her morale," Obrock said.
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"The way she started out motherhood with this baby was unfair and we wanted her to know how special and loved she is."
Jones told GMA that doctors at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis performed the early c-section to save her baby's life.
"It was possible that I wouldn't live--that's all I was thinking," Jones said.
"They asked me if it was possible to take my baby out. At first, I told them no, but I wasn't getting any better.
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"I am happy and grateful that I'm still here but at the same time it's still overwhelming," she added.
Such a close bond was formed between Obrock and Jones throughout her hospital stay that the new mum even asked the nurse to be the godmother of her baby girl.
"She's a miracle," Obrock said of Jones. "Her and her baby."
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Despite being transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital where she remained until December 10th, baby Zamyrah is now home with mum, dad Jamez Prewitt and big sister Damiea, 6.
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