The twins were discharged after 116 days in the hospital, and according to their mother, they are getting better every day. A Birmingham resident with a severe form of coronavirus gave birth to twins while in a hospital-induced coma. When the patient regained consciousness two weeks later, she could hardly believe they were her babies.
Perpechuel Uke, a rheumatologist at Birmingham City Clinic, felt the first symptoms of Covid-19 at the end of March. Her condition deteriorated rapidly. The patient was placed on a ventilator and induced into a medically induced coma. On April 10, she had a C-section after 26 weeks of pregnancy. The girl, named Sochika Palmer, weighed only 770 grams, while her brother, Osinachi Rascal, weighed 850 grams. The mother remained unconscious for another 16 days.
“It was a terrible time. Every day I just thought about it being over and my wife surviving,” says her husband, Matthew. “It would be impossible to deal with the thought of her not being here.”
Pierpetchuel Uke believes that she has recovered through the prayers of her loved ones. Perpechuel Uke believes that the prayers of her loved ones brought her back to her senses. When she was told that she had given birth to twins during this time, Uke says she completely lost her mind. “In the photos they showed me, they were so tiny, they did not resemble human beings at all. I couldn’t believe they were my children,” she says of her first impressions.
The twins were discharged after 116 days in the hospital, and according to their mother, who also has two older children, they are getting better every day. “Of course, I did not want them to go through such difficulties at the beginning of their lives. After they were born, they didn’t see their mother for two whole weeks, and it’s very sad. The most important thing is that things are getting better now,” says Dr. Uke.