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Medical miracles as COVID dad gives birth in world first – Morning Bulletin
A Queensland transgender dad has made medical history by giving birth after in what is believed to have been the first unassisted birth to COVID-positive parents in the world.
A Queensland transgender dad has made medical history by becoming the first person in the western world to birth a COVID baby naturally.
Maaike, a 43-year-old from regional Queensland, was nine months pregnant when he tested positive to COVID-19.
The dad-of-two, who also has cystic fibrosis, required a multidisciplinary team of medical experts to ensure the safe delivery of the child back in March. In the early days of the pandemic little was known about the coronavirus and how it would impact…
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