AN unvaccinated mom has died of Covid after she gave birth to a premature baby boy.
Kristen Roy, 38, from Indiana, was diagnosed with the coronavirus in July while she was pregnant with her son Elijah and was admitted to hospital within a week.
It was found she had pneumonia in both lungs and Roy was intubated and transferred to an Indianapolis hospital, her family said.
Her newlywed husband Matthew Roy said in a Facebook post: “Her pneumonia is very severe.
“They have maxed all the treatments they can do for her right now. She just needs lots of rest.”
Sadly, on August 13, Kristen’s health worsened and 13 doctors rushed to perform an emergency C-section to save the life of her unborn baby.
Elijah was born premature but both survived the surgery despite “all the odds,” Matthew said.
But Kristen though lost the battle about a week later and died with her husband by her side.
Kristen’s sister Courtney Burke told WTHR that she had been on life support while her baby developed to a point where he could be born at 25 weeks.
“I believe that she saved his life,” Burke said. “She held on long enough for him to be born.”
Burke added her sister had been unsure about getting the Covid vaccine but had scheduled an appointment after her doctor recommended she be immunized, according to the report.
But she tested positive on July 9 before she could get the jab.
It was about another month before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended pregnant women be vaccinated.
“It was too late for her, but it’s not too late for so many other pregnant women out there. It’s not. It’s not too late yet,” Burke told WTHR.
Born in Franklin, Kristen married her husband Matthew in December and became pregnant a few months later.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help pay the medical expenses.
