Winnipeg mother urges public to follow health orders after she and her newborn son contract COVID-19 – CBC

Apr 28, 2021

Shaneen Robinson-Desjarlais gave birth April 14. She and her newborn son tested positive 6 days later

A Winnipeg mother is urging the public to follow public health orders after she and her newborn baby tested positive for COVID-19.

Shaneen Robinson-Desjarlais recently became a mother for the third time, giving birth to her son on April 14.

Nearly a week later, she went back to hospital because she was experiencing complications of hypertension, including a migraine stemming from high blood pressure.

Those health issues had occurred after past pregnancies, she said. But when hospital staff tested her for COVID-19, the results came back positive.

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