Brittany's Story | Pregnancy & COVID-19

As a pregnant mom of three, Brittany Campana, 29, thought her health and young age would keep her from getting severely sick with COVID-19, so she put off getting vaccinated. That decision, she says, put her unborn baby's life in danger. Cases like Brittany's are on the rise - more than 50 pregnant patients with COVID-19 were treated at SMH in August 2021 - a spike that's concerning medical experts like Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist Felice Baron, MD. Brittany and Dr. Baron explain why. Learn more about vaccination during pregnancy at smh.com/vaccine.