UK doctors save pregnant woman with COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to cause devastation around the world one family in Britain were faced with a heartbreaking situation as a young healthy mother caught the virus while heavily pregnant. Tommy Larkins' partner Elsa was expecting the couple's third child when she became serious ill with virus just after Christmas.

The 34-year-old's condition got rapidly worse despite her having no underlying health conditions and she was rushed to one of the hospital's two intensive care units.

There she was placed into a coma and intubated. She spent two weeks fighting for her life and Tommy was told to prepare for the worst, British broadcaster Sky News reported. "It was terrifying, the most terrifying thing I've been through in my life," Tommy said recalling the heartbreaking moment.

"Being told potentially to say your last goodbyes to your other half and to your baby as well, is you know, your world comes crashing down." The decision was later made to deliver the couple's baby by emergency C-section - two months before the due date.

The operation was successful and Tommy has now been able to see his baby daughter.

Elsa is still yet meet her child as she is still being treated for the virus but the couple decided to name her Florence in tribute to the medical team who helped save both mother and baby's lives, Sky News reported.

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