Thread by @Cleavon_MD

🧵Pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID. This second thread is dedicated to pregnant women worldwide who lost their lives during the pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid

In a worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were 20 TIMES MORE LIKELY to die than those who did not contract the virus. #SoulsLostToCovid thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy protects you from severe illness from COVID-19.
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The first thread memorialized 40 #SoulsLostToCovid under the age of 50 from different countries.

This thread will memorialize 40 pregnant #SoulsLostToCovid. I'll periodically add to the thread. Assume all were unvaccinated unless stated otherwise. My hope is to contribute to a worldwide database for those killed by COVID. Please quote tweet in your native language.

🇺🇸 29 y.o. Allie Guidry was 25 weeks pregnant when she died from COVID in Baton Rouge, #Louisiana. Doctors delivered her baby Madaline while performing CPR. Her husband worked as a hospital patient transporter. #SoulsLostToCovid 1/40 theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

🇨🇷 38 y.o. Laura Méndez Ramírez, teacher from San Isidro, #CostaRica died from COVID four days after giving birth. She leaves 3 children: a newborn & two daughters. Her eldest is a student at the school she taught. #SoulsLostToCovid 2/40 observador.cr/covid-19-profe…

🇪🇬 Dr. Jelan Hani Galal (جيلان جلال) from Port Said, #Egypt was 5 months pregnant when she became infected with COVID and wrote "pray for me" to her FB followers. Her and the baby died a week later. She leaves a husband & 2 children. #SoulsLostToCovid anahwa.com/177876

🇧🇷 17 y.o. Asheelley Vieira Santos from São Paulo, #Brazil was 6 months pregnant when she became infected with COVID. Her and the baby would later die. #SoulsLostToCovid 4/40 institutosantosdumont.org.br/2020/05/28/bra…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 28 y.o. nurse Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong from Luton, #England became infected with COVID prompting an emergency c-section. The premature baby survived, but mom died. She leaves a husband and two children. #SoulsLostToCovid 5/40 theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…

🇮🇳 Rehab Shamsi from #India was 38 wks pregnant when she was infected with COVID. Baby survived, mom died. Her husband Altuf still hasn't discovered "how was I going to tell my girls that their mother was never coming home?" #SoulsLostToCovid 6/40 au.news.yahoo.com/news/india-cor…

🇮🇹 33 y.o. lawyer Veronica Stile Stanzione from Salerno, #Italy was 4 months pregnant with her second child she died from COVID. She's survived by her 3 y.o. daughter & husband Rosario, a former soccer player. #SoulsLostToCovid 7/40 juorno.it/covid-veronica…

🇺🇸 25 y.o. nurse Kiara Anderson-McDade from Chicago was 4 months pregnant when found by her husband slumped over & unresponsive in a chair w/blue lips. He tried CPR but she died. Afterwards he destroyed the house & broke down "I've never hurt like that before" #SoulsLostToCovid

🇮🇱 23 y.o. Shurok Jurban from Jisr al-Zarqa, #Israel died from COVID 3 wks after the birth of her first child. Tragically her older sister Amna Kahwaji, 33, died 10 days earlier for the same reason following the birth of her first child #SoulsLostToCovid bit.ly/35I9bgO

🇱🇧 23 y.o. Catherine Al-Hashem from Majdal, #Lebanon was 6 months pregnant when they died from COVID. "Today I lost 'Kante' my daughter-in-law, but I raise the voice for other patients b/c we are witnessing a crime against humanity" #SoulsLostToCovid facebook.com/Lebaneseameric…

🇧🇷 24 y.o. Larissa Blanco from Sao Paulo, #Brazil was 35 weeks pregnant with twins when she contracted COVID. Following the deliveries she suffered a cardiac arrest and hemorrhage. The babies survived, but mom died. #SoulsLostToCovid 11/40 infobae.com/america/2020/0…

🇨🇴 30 y.o. Astrid Katherine Suarez Sánchez from Málaga, #Colombia worked at the local hospital as a receptionist. She was 31 weeks pregnant when infected with COVID, prompting an emergency c-section. The baby survived, but mom died. #SoulsLostToCovid 12/40 noticias.canaltro.com/tristeza-en-el…

🇱🇺35 y.o. Suellen Adan Silva Brotas from #Luxembourg was 6 months pregnant when she passed away suddenly in her bed. The family wants her death to hasten the vaccination of pregnant women. She leaves a husband and two children. #SoulsLostToCovid 13/40 lessentiel.lu/de/luxemburg/s…

🇸🇰 34 y.o. pregnant Lenka Ottingerová from Koplotovce, #Slovakia contracted COVID from her husband Andrej who worked in a prison, prompting an emergent c-section. Mom died, but the baby survived & was named Lenka in honor of mom. #SoulsLostToCovid cnn.iprima.cz/lenka-byla-vzd…

🇧🇷 Nurse Tammy Ferreira from Goiânia, #Brazil was 7 months pregnant when she was infected with COVID, prompting an emergent c-section. Both mom and baby died. Her husband, singer André Junior, 34, also died 2 days earlier. #SoulsLostToCovid observatorio3setor.org.br/noticias/trage…

🇻🇪 Dr. María Alejandra Meza de Díaz from Barquisimeto, #Venezuela was pregnant with a girl when she contracted COVID. She was hospitalized for two weeks, but tragically both mom and baby died from COVID on June 17, 2021. #SoulsLostToCovid elpitazo.net/occidente/lara…

🇪🇬 38 y.o. Dr. Raghda El-Dakhakhni ( رغدة الدخاخني،) from Tanta #Egypt refused to seek maternity leave throughout pregnancy b/c patients needed her. Tragically, 1wk after giving birth she died from COVID. She leaves a husband & 3 kids #SoulsLostToCovid bit.ly/3wS96TA

🇧🇷 28 y.o. Diana Neris, councilor of Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, #Brazil was 32 weeks pregnant when she became ill with COVID, prompting an emergent c-section. The baby survived, but mom died. She leaves a husband & three children #SoulsLostToCovid gp1.com.br/pi/piaui/notic…

🇷🇺 30 y.o. Lilia Sabirova from Kazan, #Russia was a singer who masterly played the accordion, 7 months pregnant with a boy when her and her baby died from a pulmonary embolism due to COVID. #SoulsLostToCovid 19/40
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🇧🇷 29 y.o. Sidneia Souza de Oliveira Jorge from Colíder, #Brazil was 7 months pregnant with a girl when her and her baby died from COVID. She is survived by her husband and 6 year old son. #SoulsLostToCovid rdnews.com.br/coronavirus/co…

🇩🇴 39 y.o. Sandra Acevedo González from San Francisco de Macorís, #DominicanRepublic was pregnant when she became ill with COVID, prompting an emergent c-section. Tragically, both mom and her baby died. She leaves two children. #SoulsLostToCovid teleantillas.com.do/nacionales/fal…

🇨🇴 38 y.o. Liliana Schotborgth Rodríguez from Cartagena, Colombia was 30 weeks pregnant when she became ill with COVID, prompting an emergent c-section. Tragically, both mom and her baby died. #SoulsLostToCovid caracol.com.co/emisora/2021/0…

🇹🇷 32 y.o. Selin Tuğçe Güngör from Izmit, #Turkey was 5 months pregnant when she became ill with COVID. Tragically, both mom and her baby died. Her father-in-law Coşkun Güngör also died from COVID #SoulsLostToCovid cnnturk.com/turkiye/karnin…

🇦🇷 Sabrina Reichen, an employee of the Administration of Judicial Power in Chaco, #Argentina was 7 months pregnant when she became ill with COVID. The baby survived, but mom died. She also leaves a 2 year old child. #SoulsLostToCovid mediosyestrategias.com/estaba-embaraz…

🇧🇷 Olga Haddad from Cuiabá, #Brazil was 8 months pregnant when she became ill with COVID, prompting an emergent c-section. Both mom & her baby died. She leaves a husband and two children. Olga was the 6th family member to die from COVID. #SoulsLostToCovid olhardireto.com.br/noticias/exibi…

🇵🇾 Nurse Sally Fretes from Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay was 25 weeks pregnant with twins when she became ill with COVID. Both mom and the twins died. She also leaves a 4-year-old girl #SoulsLostToCovid

🇲🇽22 y.o. Karla from Culiacán, Mexico was 7 months pregnant and punted to 3 different hospitals, then discharged. At one point, her family transported her in their own car b/c there was no ambulance at the hospital. Her & her baby died #SoulsLostToCovid piedepagina.mx/diganle-a-mis-…

🇺🇸 30 y.o. Andrea Circle Bear was 8.5 months pregnant and locked up for a drug charge in #Texas when she underwent an emergent c-section. Her baby survived, but she became the first female federal prisoner to die from COVID. #SoulsLostToCovid theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…

🇨🇴29 y.o. Catalina Londoño from Barranquilla, Colombia was 22 wks pregnant & working during the onslaught of COVID. She wrote, "There are no more beds, the worst people are coming." Mom & baby died. She leaves a 2 yo girl #SoulsLostToCovid zonacero.com/generales/muer…

🇧🇪 34 y.o. pediatric nurse Muriel Lecocq from Namur, Belgium died from COVID on 6/1/2021; 2 weeks after giving birth to her 4th child that she never met. She is survived by her husband & 3 daughters who are 5, 12 & 13 years of age #SoulsLostToCovid hln.be/binnenland/cor…

🇮🇳 Dr. Deepika Arora Chawla from India was 7 months pregnant when she became ill with COVID & made a video from her hospital bed. Despite extreme vigilance, she contracted COVID then her & her baby died. She leaves a husband & 3 y.o. son. #SoulsLostToCovid

“Some people might think they are young and have immunity, but for once we need to think about others because people can be asymptomatic and yet spread Covid. My wife was seven months pregnant. I lost my child and then after her operation, I lost her,” said her husband.

🇪🇬 39 y.o. Fatima Al-Hattab (فاطمة الحطاب) from Damietta, #Egypt was infected with COVID when she gave birth to a baby girl named Fatima, but the next day baby died and then Fatima. Her husband Dr. Shadi Abu Youssef was also infected. #SoulsLostToCovid

🇮🇶 30 y.o. Dr. Almas Muhammad Hassan, dentist from Duhok, #Iraq was pregnant when she became infected with COVID. The baby survived, but mom died. She also leaves a 2 year old child. #SoulsLostToCovid 33/40 rudaw.net/arabic/kurdist…

🇧🇷33 y.o. Viviane Albuquerque, physiotherapist from Recife, #Brasil was 32 wks pregnant when infected with COVID. Baby survived, but mom suffered 3 cardiac arrests & died. She leaves two other daughters, a pair of 5-year-old twins #SoulsLostToCovid 34/40 istoe.com.br/o-enxoval-do-b…

🇸🇳🇮🇹 32 y.o. Yaye Mai Diouf from #Senegal living in Pontida #Italy was pregnant with her second child when infected with COVID. She worked at Brembo brakes in Curno. She is survived by her husband Daouda Timera and 3 y.o. son #SoulsLostToCovid 35/40 milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/0…

🇸🇾 29 y.o. Therese Mansour (تريز منصور) from Latakia #Syria was 8 months pregnant when infected with COVID. The baby survived, but mom died. #SoulsLostToCovid 36/40 almoltaqaalwatani.com/post=2380

Following the death of 29 y.o. Therese Mansour (تريز منصور) from Latakia #Syria, the supervising physician published a post to Facebook mourning her death: "In the prime of her youth, she lies restless" #SoulsLostToCovid bit.ly/3A5GHf3

🇧🇷22 y.o. Raiane Rangel Noêmia from Campos dos Goytacazes #Brazil was 7 months pregnant when infected with COVID. Both her and the baby died. She leaves 8-year-old twins #SoulsLostToCovid jornalterceiravia.com.br/2021/05/28/fam…

🇺🇬🇺🇸32 y.o. Cassie Okurut from Grain Valley #Missouri living in Kampala #Uganda was pregnant when infected with COVID. The baby survived, but mom died on 6/22/2021. She leaves a husband and two children. #SoulsLostToCovid 38/40 gofund.me/566b84e4

🇨🇴 28 y.o. Dr. Luz Angélica Romero from Luruaco #Colombia was 6 months pregnant with her 1st baby when she contracted COVID. Baby survived, but mom died, along with her husband & both her parents in a period of only 15 days #SoulsLostToCovid 39/40 costanews.co/2021/06/22/cua…

🇧🇷 33 y.o. Professor Daiana Costa from Curitiba #Brazil was 7 months pregnant when she contracted COVID. Daiana died without knowing her newborn girl Catarina. She leaves a husband, 11 y.o. daughter & newborn. #SoulsLostToCovid 40/40 tribunapr.uol.com.br/noticias/curit…

This marks the end of this thread. I have many more stories of pregnant women who lost their lives to COVID that will continue on a new thread in the near future.