Holding her Baby for the First Time

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Title (Dublin Core)

Description (Dublin Core)

As a mother of two, two thoughts have plagued the darkest corners of my mind for the past ten months: “I can’t let anything happen to the kids” and “what would happen if something happened to me?” The thoughts terrify me so much I can’t even say them aloud. So, to read about pregnant women trying to safely bring life into the world amidst the pandemic is an unbearable thought. The thought of being pregnant right now is truly terrifying, so this article struck a deep chord when I read it. A woman at the very end of her pregnancy contracted Covid-19, gave birth while unconscious, and then spent 75 days on oxygen and a ventilator. Her baby was born November 4, and just this past week, on January 27, she was able to hold her for the first time. Seeing the pictures of this mom, who I don’t know and will never meet, with her baby is a wonderful moment of hope. Clearly this family has a long road ahead, as the mom is still weak and on oxygen. However, when you see the pictures of them together, the oxygen mask seems to disappear and all I see is a mother’s love and true joy. A story of survival, and a glimmer of hope in a year that has been bleak.

Date (Dublin Core)

February 2, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Haley Yamada

Eric Noll

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Kathryn Jue

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Screenshot

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-finally-meets-child-months-giving-birth-surviving/story?id=75645787

http://web.archive.org//web/20210210012334/https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-finally-meets-child-months-giving-birth-surviving/story?id=75645787

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion

English Healthcare

English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

coma

terrifying

pregnant

ventilator

oxygen

mother

daughter

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

pregnant

hospital

coma

survivor

motherhood

birth

Collection (Dublin Core)

Motherhood

Healthcare

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

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Disneyland Main Street After Closure Announcement

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

02/05/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/18/2021

08/02/2022

09/15/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

02/02/2021

Item sets

Covid 19

Arizona State University

Motherhood

This item was submitted on February 5, 2021 by Kathryn Jue using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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