Zack and Autumn Carver were ecstatic to have their third child in 2021 and were overcome with pleasure.
They had no idea how painful their son’s birth would be.
Autumn, an Indiana mother who had an emergency c-section while in the hospital with COVID-19, made headlines after being able to hold her baby boy for the first time in more than seven weeks.\
On October 19, 2021, Autumn Carver, 34, held her baby Huxley for the first time in the same hospital in Indiana where she had given birth to him on August 27 via emergency C-section at 33 weeks’ gestation.
In August, both the 34-year-old pregnant woman and her husband, Zach, tested positive for COVID. Zach had a temperature, but Autumn needed to be put on a ventilator due to lung issues.
She was airlifted to Methodist Hospital and gave birth to Huxley Carver, her first son and third child. Huxley spent ten days in the hospital, but Autumn received life support.
Autumn fought valiantly, though, and over two months later she was able to embrace her unborn child for the first time.
“It was very emotional, for myself and of course her parents and of course for Autumn,” her husband, Zach Carver, told Good Morning America. “It’s why she is fighting so hard, so she can get home to our kids.”
Her husband praised his wife as the most kind and loving individual who had the ability to make everyone happy.
“She met our son at 3 p.m. today, which was an amazing moment to say the least. Her parents, one of her best friends, and a large number of nurses and doctors all witnessed the special moment. I’m not sure if there were any dry eyes in the area. Later this afternoon, I heard Autumn say ‘I love Zach’. What a wonderful day.
“We still have a long way to go, but a good day like this was much needed. Autumn thanks everyone for their prayers and support along the way. “God bless you.
The three-parent mother was then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Because her lungs are currently failing, she may require a lung transplant in the future.
On Nov. 17 Zach posted an update on his wife’s condition saying: “She is getting stronger and able to walk around our room without a walker more and more.
“We went from she’s going to die, to she’s going to need a full lung transplant to she’s going to go home,” he said. “It’s an absolute miracle.”
It truly is a miracle and demonstrates this mother’s strength in recovering so she can be there for her children; I am overjoyed that this supermom is on the mend.
