A 3-week-old baby girl who was born 8 weeks early on March 26 has recovered from coronavirus.
Peyton Maguire was believed to be the youngest coronavirus patient in Scotland. She was delivered via c-section at University Hospital Wishaw after her mother was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia.
Despite not showing any symptoms, the 3lb 11oz baby tested positive for coronavirus on April 15. After two negative tests, little Peyton has been discharged from the hospital.
“When I heard Peyton had coronavirus I was sobbing and really worried about how it could affect her respiratory system, her lungs and if it was life-threatening,” Mrs. Maguire expressed.
“She’d had a sniffle, which is why they’d tested her for a range of viruses including Covid-19. We were told we’d have to stay away from Peyton for 14 days and isolate at home but I pleaded not to be apart from my baby for that long.
“The staff kindly agreed I could to isolate with her in the hospital while AJ stayed at home.”
Mrs. Maguire added: “Watching the staff at work was incredible. They put their lives at risk to make sure my baby was getting fed and cuddled.
“Even wearing their PPE, they were determined to hold her.
“Peyton is the most precious person in the world to me and it shows the trust I had in the midwives and the other staff that I put her care in their hands – because that is that they are trained to do.”
Strong Peyton is now at home with her 28-year-old dad AJ and 27-year-old mom.
“My message to any mums-to-be is that they shouldn’t be worried about going into hospital to give birth because the staff know exactly what they need to do to protect everyone from the virus,” Mrs. Maguire added.
“And if people have symptoms of a serious health problem, like I did, they shouldn’t be scared to go to hospital and get checked out because just leaving it could make their condition worse.
“Only someone who has been in our position can understand the gratitude we feel towards the hospital staff.”
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