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Article content Pregnant women are more likely to become severely ill from COVID and need to be hospitalized and to a lesser extent end up in intensive care compared to women in the general population, according to a year-long national study. The report shows the number of COVID-positive pregnancies Canada-wide went up by 44 per cent this year compared to last year, rising to 4,064 on March 26 from 2,824 on Dec. 31. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Pregnancy increases odds of serious COVID complications, including needing hospital, ICU Back to ...

BC Mom Who Gave Birth in a Coma Due to COVID-19 Discharged From Hospital ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—A mother who had an emergency C-section in British Columbia while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 returned home to her family in time for Christmas. Gillian McIntosh was in her third trimester when she went to Abbotsford Regional Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms in November. She initially thought her symptoms were related to her pregnancy. Her last communication with her family before being placed in an induced coma was a text to her husband letting him know what was about to happen.

B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 discharged from hospital Dave McIntosh, left, and his wife Gillian, bottom, are seen with their daughter in this undated photo. The mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 returned home to her family in British Columbia on Christmas Eve. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-McIntosh family, *MANDATORY CREDIT* December 30, 2020 - 6:22 PM ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A mother who had an emergency C-section in British Columbia while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 returned home to her family in...

"We are grateful for each and every kind thought, prayer, message and donation." Nick Wells, The Canadian Press 12/18/2020 11:23am EST The Canadian Press/Ho-McIntosh family Dave McIntosh, left, and his wife Gill, bottom, are seen with their daughter in this undated photo. The Abbotsford, B.C., mom who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time. ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time.

  VANCOUVER -- An Abbotsford mom who gave birth by emergency C-section while battling COVID-19 has been brought out of an induced coma and has finally met her baby boy. An update posted on the family’s GoFundMe page says doctors eased Gillian McIntosh out of sedation late last week and she no longer requires a ventilator, although she remains in the ICU. McIntosh tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 6, while nearly 36 weeks pregnant, and was admitted to hospital a few days later. On Nov. 10, with her condition deteriorating, doctors decided she needed a ventilator. The emergency C-se...