Doctors put pregnant woman with COVID-19 in coma before giving birth

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Sunday, July 19, 2020
Doctors put pregnant woman Rocio Casalduc with COVID-19 in coma before giving birth
Rocio Casalduc had gone to the hospital to get checked for a cough. That's when she found out she had COVID-19.

A New Hampshire woman and her newborn baby are alive thanks to doctors' efforts that included putting her in a coma.

Rocio Casalduc, 20, went to the hospital to get checked for a cough. That's when she found out she had COVID-19.

Three weeks later, she woke up to another shock when she was introduced to her daughter Victoria.

Her baby needs more time in the hospital but is on a path to recovery.

"We're going to fight," said Casalduc. "She's a fighter just like me."

She also found out her mother, sister, boyfriend and son all had COVID-19 but have since then recovered.

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