I Gave Birth with COVID

And we both survived

Photo by 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič on Unsplash

“The baby’s heart rate is tachycardic.” The nurse motioned at the machine that was slowly spitting out a continuous sheet of paper with jagged lines on it. “That’s what we’re the most worried about.”

I gave her a blank look, so she continued.

“That means it’s too high, which can become dangerous.”