Mom In Coma After Birth; H1N1 Possible-DIES

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Mom In Coma After Birth; H1N1 Possible
Baby Boy Spent Week In Isolation
POSTED: 3:21 pm CDT September 3, 2009
UPDATED: 4:59 pm CDT September 3, 2009


NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. --

A Kansas City woman is in intensive care at North Kansas City following the birth of her child last week.

Travis Stuteville told KMBC's Dan Weinbaum that his wife, Angela, may be suffering from complications of the H1N1 flu. She is in a medically induced coma.

"It struck fast -- it grabbed her and pulled her down with no warning," Stuteville said.

Doctors have not confirmed it is H1N1. They are waiting on test results.

Stuteville said his wife became sick just days before her scheduled birth.

"Thursday, her fever was worse --I took her temperature and she had a 103.2 temp. Our concern was for that little baby inside," Stuteville said.

On Friday, the couple's son, Jaxson, was born, and mother and child were separated. Jaxson spent a week in isolation as a precaution.

"Mom never got to hold him -- rough thing for a mom," Stuteville said.

Stuteville said his wife's condition got worse. On Sunday, she went on a ventilator to help her breathe.

Stuteville said some of the medical staff told him they suspect it's the H1N1 virus.

"With her condition -- she went downhill real fast," Stuteville said.

Test results will take about five days.

Jaxson is doing fine and went home Thursday.

http://www.kmbc.com/health/20710701/detail.html

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Re: Mom In Coma After Birth; H1N1 Possible

Heartbreaking.

I have read too many of these this summer. I don't think my heart can bear another baby being motherless.

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Re: Mom In Coma After Birth; H1N1 Possible-DIES

Source: http://www.kctv5.com/news/21145845/detail.html

Metro Woman Dies From Probable H1N1 After Giving Birth
Husband Now Deals With Raising Family On His Own

POSTED: 6:19 am CDT September 29, 2009
UPDATED: 8:00 am CDT September 29, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A woman from the Northland died of probable complications from H1N1 Monday morning after giving birth and slipping into a coma for more than a month.

Angie Stutevile died Monday morning at North Kansas City Hospital.

Stuteville came down with flu symptoms days before her son Jaxson was born in August, which was shortly after her two other children recovered from a likely bout of H1N1 with the help of the anti-viral drug Tamaflu.

Stuteville's husband said Angie's doctor wouldn't give her the drug, due to her pregnancy, and that pregnancy may have been what made her more susceptible to a deadly respiratory failure that's a known complication from H1N1.

Her husband, Travis Stuteville, a police officer, said her story is one every pregnant woman needs to hear and learn from.

Now, he's urging pregnant women with symptoms or sick kids to take precautions and demand early treatment/intervention.

"If I could protect any woman out there I'd say if you feel sick, go to your doctor," Travis Stuteville said. "Make sure to keep your hands clean, whatever you can do. Because this is...it's hard. My wife never got to hold her baby."

Travis said Angie was 31, fit and healthy, before the complications arose.

Travis' fellow Kansas City police officers donated almost three months worth of sick days so far so Travis could be with the children and Angie during her illness.

A fund has been set up at Bank of America in the name of Jaxson Stuteville to help pay for medical expenses. That fund can be donated to at any Bank of America branch.