Such a beautiful moment in a sea of tragedy! Pregnant Long Island resident Yanira Soriano was already in her third trimester when she got infected by the novel coronavirus.
Her symptoms got so bad she had to go to the hospital — where she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia. The 36-year-old had to be put on a ventilator, and on April 3 — when Soriano was just 34 weeks pregnant — doctors at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore performed an emergency caesarean section.
Unfortunately, the new momma wasn’t awake for any of this. Related: Cameron Diaz Opens Up About Being A New Mom Dr.
Benjamin Schwartz, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Southside Hospital, explained: Soriano was returned to the intensive care unit at