A South Carolina woman is fighting for her life in the intensive care unit after contracting COVID-19 while pregnant and giving birth in an emergency c-section.
Jamal Chubb, who is vaccinated, did not get COVID-19. However, Cierra Chubb, who wanted to wait until she gave birth to receive a vaccine, and the couple's two oldest children, their 7-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son, all experienced COVID-19 symptoms, according to Jamal Chubb.
Just two days after she was admitted, with her pregnancy in distress, doctors made the decision to perform an emergency c-section, according to Jamal Chubb. "That was the first time Cierra was not in the car with me when we had a newborn sitting in the backseat, making certain he was okay, so I kept putting my hand back in the car seat to make sure he was okay," he said."It was the most nerve-wracking drive."
Cierra Chubb's condition improved but she has remained in a medically-induced coma since early August, according to Jamal Chubb, who has had to take a leave of absence from work in order to care for the couple's three children.Cierra Chubb, of South Carolina, is pictured while hospitalized with complications from COVID-19.
"It’s been hard trying to make a plan for my kids for the future as a ‘single parent’ knowing that my wife is very much alive and fighting for her life, so it’s like holding hope with one hand and planning for the future with the other," he said."I didn’t sign up to be a single dad. I signed up to build a life with Cierra and my kids together."
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