A 21-year-old woman who was not vaccinated against COVID had to undergo an emergency C-section after developing complications.
The story of Grayson Bakes is in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Urge pregnant women to get COVID vaccine because the vaccination rate for this group is about twenty three%.
Jamie Bakes, the mother of Grayson Bakes, told ABC4 that her daughter tested positive for COVID at the end of last month after the infected person she worked at did not wear a mask.
“The breathing started to get worse, the breathing became more difficult, and then she couldn’t eat, she couldn’t do anything. Sit up… lie down… it’s terrible,” she said. .
Her aunt Jenny Bakers told ABC4 that the nearest hospital with ICU and neonatal intensive care unit beds is in Orem, 100 miles from where Grayson Bakers lives in Brigham.
Grayson Bakes was in the third trimester of pregnancy when she became ill. When she became weak, the doctor performed an emergency C-section.
Her mother told ABC4: “I hope she can see her child and he can see her too. They can hug each other because they all deserve it.”
in a Facebook postal, She wrote, her grandson: “As strong as his mother, beyond everyone’s expectations. He eats well, as cute as I see in the videos and pictures.”
According to her family, the prospects of the new mother are still uncertain. Jenny Bakers said: “Thinking of’Can she survive?’ is devastating. Not’Well, it will take her so long to get better’ because we haven’t been there yet.”
People urged to be vaccinated
On Facebook, Jamie Brakes stated that she is reluctant to share her daughter’s story because she is a private person, but hopes that this will encourage a person to “protect themselves, their loved ones, and the community.”
She said that “this makes my mother’s heart very happy”, so much so that after seeing her daughter’s story, a stranger posted that they had registered for the COVID vaccine for her child.
“So I will continue to spread our message here… If you can, please get vaccinated and wear a mask! You can really save a life!” she said.
Jenny Bakers told ABC4: “We will do anything to avoid this situation now.”
On August 11, the CDC updated its guidelines on pregnant women and COVID vaccines, stating that all people 12 years of age and older are recommended to get vaccinated, including those who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to become pregnant, or likely to become pregnant. future.
The CDC said that there is evidence that the benefits of COVID vaccination outweigh the known or potential risks of vaccination during pregnancy, and there is no evidence that any vaccine will affect the fertility of women or men.
Dr. Sean Esplin, Senior Medical Director of Women’s Health at Intermountain Healthcare, told KSL: “This is a crowd, pregnant women, it’s understandable that people may adopt it slowly, but now there is enough information that we really should take this action and really promote it. People get vaccinated.”
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