Pregnant Sydney woman with Covid gives birth by caesarean section so she could be ventilated
by Elias Visontay from on (#5PC3H)
Exclusive: The woman's 12-weeks premature baby was then taken to a separate hospital with better neonatal care resources
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A pregnant woman with Covid gave birth by emergency caesarean section at 28 weeks so she could be placed on ventilation at a Sydney hospital.
Guardian Australia understands that the woman's newborn child was taken to a separate hospital with better neonatal care resources and placed into an incubator.
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