24-year-old CNY woman with Covid gives birth to healthy baby girl, but is now on life support.

[ARPad95]

https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2021/01/cny-woman-tests-positive-for-covid-delivers-healthy-baby-girl-now-moms-on-life-support.html

Auburn, NY — Kaylee Gabak was looking forward to the birth of her first child.

On Christmas Day, she went into labor. She and her fiancé rushed to the hospital where, during admission, she was given a routine test for the coronavirus. She tested positive.

The next day, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Charlotte.

She and the baby came home briefly days later, but Gabak was soon readmitted to Auburn Community Hospital when she had trouble breathing. She was then transferred to Upstate University Hospital.

Gabak, 24, is now in critical condition, sedated and on an ECMO machine, which uses a pump to circulate blood to bypass the heart and lungs.

Her occupation and where she was most likely exposed to Covid?

The ordeal began Dec. 16, which was Gabak’s last shift at The Commons on St. Anthony, an Auburn nursing home, before she would go out on maternity leave. The certified nursing assistant was asked to work on another floor to help a patient get into bed.

Shortly before she finished her 3 to 11 p.m. shift, Gabak’s supervisor told her the patient she’d had contact with had tested positive for the coronavirus. Her family said they can’t be sure, but they believe that’s where she got the virus.

[Full heartbreaking article and photos at the link above.]

Un-f'ing-believable her supervisor allowed her to be put in direct contact with Covid + patient!

[Marrah_Goodman]

1. This is so very sad

Once they go on life support, most do not survive. Her supervisor will need to live with their decision forever.

[LisaL]

2. It would appear to me that supervisor didn't know yet that patient was covid positive.

Nursing home residents are tested regularly. The test results might have come back after she was asked to help with a patient.

[ARPad95]

3. The county where this happened was and is having skyrocketing cases after being one of the lowest.

Every nursing home is a potential hot spot. Her supervisor, even if she didn't know that patient's covid status, should never have allowed a pregnant staff member to be near any patient whose covid status was unknown.

It's called making an accommodation.

[LisaL]

4. Every resident is tested regularly. Weekly or bi-weekly.

They don't need to have any symptoms. Everybody's covid status is unknown before the test results come back. If you don't allow staff members to be near any patient whose covid status is unknown, they can not be near any patients.

[ARPad95]

5. Then so be it if she's a *pregnant* staff member. There are plenty of non-direct patient contact

tasks needing to be done at a nursing home. I should know, I once worked as a nurse's aide on a skilled nursing floor of a large geriatric center.

[malaise]

6. Allowed a very pregnant woman to be exposed to to Covid patient

The supervisor should be fired

[Wicked Blue]

7. Sending her blessings and good vibes for healing

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