The positive corona test was especially inconvenient for Sonja Mikstetter, because the birth of her son was announced shortly afterwards. About 182 women in Upper Austria have experienced something similar since the start of the pandemic.
“We avoided (too) many contacts, tested ourselves often, followed all the rules,” recalls Sonja Mikstetter (33) from Lindach about her pregnancy. She definitely didn’t want to get Corona. But then one of many tests came back positive: “I couldn’t believe it!” On the same day – the membranes ruptured: “I took the ambulance to the hospital. The paramedics carried all the equipment. I was so angry. Exactly what I wanted to avoid happened – Corona when our baby was born,” Mikstetter recalls.
She came to a room for corona-positive women. “Midwives in protective clothing were there around the clock.” She experienced a peaceful birth, of course she missed her husband by her side. She was then taken to another isolation room with the newborn: “I was alone with the baby, I put on a mask while breastfeeding,” she recalls. The boy didn’t get Corona, but he did get jaundice, which had to be treated. The stay was extended.
“I felt alone”
The young mother, who has managed to mobilize enormous strength until now, broke her stable mood: “From that moment on I felt so alone. I longed for a hug.” Suddenly it became a problem for her that the nursing staff did not automatically come over and over again, because putting on protective clothing is time-consuming. The exchange with the eldest son and the husband via mobile phone became even more important. Only when she came home did she finally regain her usual power.
Send signals when you feel alone
Midwife Renate Strasser repeatedly accompanies women who give birth to their corona-positive baby or who become ill during childbirth: “Very little quarrel, but the women notice: they can now go on their own. Bringing a child into the world is a big task, and women can do it.” But Strasser also finds that these mothers often feel “socially disadvantaged” later on: “You can admit that and say clearly: ‘Now I need someone! ‘” she tips as a tip. And then call or call.
Source: Krone
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