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Pregnant woman gets H1N1 virus, delivers baby
Story Created: Sep 17, 2009 at 10:47 PM PDT
Story Updated: Sep 18, 2009 at 9:31 AM PDT
By Jose Gaspar, Eyewitness News
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Lupe Gonzalez took her pregnant daughter, Elizabeth Faz, to Kern Medical Center after Elizabeth came down with flu-like symptoms.
"She was super, super sick," said Lupe Gonzalez. "She'd throw up, she couldn't eat, she couldn't walk, she just coughed up real bad, she was hurting."
Gonzalez said Faz was diagnosed with pneumonia and sent home. But Faz continued to feel bad and two days later went back to KMC. Again she was sent home, says Gonzalez.
Two days later, Faz' water bag busted and it was back to the hospital. This time Faz stayed at KMC. Not due to deliver until the week of the 21st, doctors performed a cesarean and delivered a baby girl.
After having the baby, Gonzalez says she was given news she never expected to hear. Faz was diagnosed with H1N1 virus.
"I freaked out," said Gonzalez.
The mother wants to know why it took so long for the hospital to test and diagnose her daughter with the potentially deadly virus.
"They'd seen her there at KMC and they sent her home. That's why I'm upset," said Gonzalez.
The 32-year-old Faz remains hospitalized and quarantined in intensive care. Gonzalez tried to see her daughter but cannot enter her room.
"I can't even touch her, I can't even go near her," said Gonzalez. "I have to look through the window, and that hurts to see her like that."
Kern Medical Center would not comment on the family's claims nor on the condition of Faz.
Gonzalez said the baby girl is doing fine.
"She's a beautiful little baby," said Gonzalez.
Pregnant woman gets H1N1 virus, delivers baby
Story Created: Sep 17, 2009 at 10:47 PM PDT
Story Updated: Sep 18, 2009 at 9:31 AM PDT
By Jose Gaspar, Eyewitness News
Video
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Lupe Gonzalez took her pregnant daughter, Elizabeth Faz, to Kern Medical Center after Elizabeth came down with flu-like symptoms.
"She was super, super sick," said Lupe Gonzalez. "She'd throw up, she couldn't eat, she couldn't walk, she just coughed up real bad, she was hurting."
Gonzalez said Faz was diagnosed with pneumonia and sent home. But Faz continued to feel bad and two days later went back to KMC. Again she was sent home, says Gonzalez.
Two days later, Faz' water bag busted and it was back to the hospital. This time Faz stayed at KMC. Not due to deliver until the week of the 21st, doctors performed a cesarean and delivered a baby girl.
After having the baby, Gonzalez says she was given news she never expected to hear. Faz was diagnosed with H1N1 virus.
"I freaked out," said Gonzalez.
The mother wants to know why it took so long for the hospital to test and diagnose her daughter with the potentially deadly virus.
"They'd seen her there at KMC and they sent her home. That's why I'm upset," said Gonzalez.
The 32-year-old Faz remains hospitalized and quarantined in intensive care. Gonzalez tried to see her daughter but cannot enter her room.
"I can't even touch her, I can't even go near her," said Gonzalez. "I have to look through the window, and that hurts to see her like that."
Kern Medical Center would not comment on the family's claims nor on the condition of Faz.
Gonzalez said the baby girl is doing fine.
"She's a beautiful little baby," said Gonzalez.