Grieving Family Warns of COVID’s Awful Toll During Pregnancy

Amie Reaux, mother of Keighlie Reaux, Youngsville, LA.

Michelle Owens, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.

Torri Metz, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Emily Adhikari, MD, medical director of perinatal infectious diseases, Parkland Hospital, Dallas.

Danielle Jones, MD, obstetrician-gynecologist, Austin, TX.

Mary Healy, MD, associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston.

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Obstetrics & Gynecology: “Disease Severity and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnant Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).”

Washington Post: “Pregnant women agonize over whether to get coronavirus vaccine.”

New England Journal of Medicine: “Preliminary Findings of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons.”

Twitter: @MamaDoctorJones.

Commonwealth Fund: “Maternal Mortality and Maternity Care in the United States Compared to 10 Other Developed Countries.”

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: “Increasing severity of COVID-19 in pregnancy with Delta (B.1.617.2) variant surge.”

British Medical Bulletin: “The management of hypertension in women planning for pregnancy.”

GoFundMe “Keighlie Renee Reaux Covid Relief Fund.”