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Pregnant COVID-19 Patient, 40, Delivers at LUTH
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A COVID-19 patient, who was admitted heavily pregnant, has been delivered of a baby at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The 40-year-old mother was successfully delivered of the 3.3kg baby, the hospital authorities said.
The hospital announced the birth in a tweet on Monday afternoon: “The mother and the child are well and alive. “A team of LUTH Doctors, anaesthetists and nurses delivered a woman with Covid19 of a baby girl this afternoon 40-year-old mother and 3.3kg baby are doing fine. “Our gratitude goes to these gallant men and women and all warriors making the nation proud in the face of this scourge.