Published 03:06 IST, November 22nd 2020
UK mother stunned to realise she gave birth to twins while in COVID-19 coma
Perpetual Uke, who delivered twins while in COVID-induced coma has described the operation as a "miracle". Uke's babies were delivered at 26 weeks.
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Perpetual Uke, who delivered twins while in COVID-induced coma has described operation as a "miracle". Uke said she struggled to believe that she gave birth to babies while in a coma. Uke, who was mitted to intensive care unit after she fell ill in March, delivered twins one month later in April.
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'Miracle'
Uke's twins were due in July, but doctors decided to deliver babies by caesarean section in April at 26 weeks in case ir mor did t recover from severe COVID-19. Uke, who is a rheumatology consultant at Birmingham City Hospital, woke up after 16 days of delivery and thought she lost her babies while in a coma.
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When Uke was informed about delivery, she could t believe it and called it a "miracle". "When y showed me pictures, y were so tiny, y didn't look like human beings, I couldn't believe y were mine," BBC quoted Uke as saying. babies were weak at time of delivery and weighed less than 850 grams.
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babies, a girl and a boy named Sochika Palmer and Osinachi Pascal, were taken to Birmingham Women’s hospital after ir birth. twins were kept in intensive care unit and remained in hospitals for 116 days before being discharged. Uke, who also has two or children, said she was upset because her newborns h to go through all this at start of ir birth. But she is w happy as y have returned home and are in good condition.
Uke's husband Matw said he was unable to think of a life without his partner and was worried about her health when she was under critical care. Matw said that he was relieved when Uke came out of coma 16 days after ir babies were born.
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(Im Credit: AP File)
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03:06 IST, November 22nd 2020