Pregnant Mujeres at Higher Risk

In a recent study at UPenn researches found the rate of virus exposure among Black and Hispanic🤰🏽women to be 𝙁𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀𝙎 higher than among White and Asian women 📈⠀ ⠀ Swipe 👈🏽 to see stats by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Note that of the 16k+ cases among pregnant mujeres, 37 have been fatal.⠀ ⠀ Stories like the one of Aurora Chacon Esparza, 35 who passed away a few weeks after giving birth by emergency C-section while on a ventilator break our corazon. “She was a 35-year-old healthy woman with no pre-existing conditions.” said her husband. Aurora left behind her husband, newborn, and 2 young children. 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜🤰🏽⠀ ⠀ 〰️ Do not skip your prenatal care appointments.⠀ 〰️ Limit your interactions with other people as much as possible.⠀ 〰️ If you have questions about the best place to deliver your baby, discuss them with your healthcare provider 👩🏽‍⚕️⠀ ⠀ For information on how to protect yourself from COVID-19 while expecting tap link in bio. Also if you would like to help Aurora’s familia during this difficult time tap link in bio.⠀ ⠀ 📝 CDC Data on COVID-19 during Pregnancy⠀ 📝 Penn Medicine: Pregnant Black and Hispanic Women Five Times More Likely to Be Exposed to Coronavirus