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Pregnancy During COVID: More Families Changing Fertility Plans Due To Pandemic Anxiety

"The thought of being pregnant with COVID was honestly terrifying," Jackie Dawson, from Elko, said.

(CBS News)

January 13, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — COVID-19 has brought on a lot of anxiety for many families and especially for pregnant women.

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“The thought of being pregnant with COVID was honestly terrifying,” Jackie Dawson, from Elko, said.

Dawson found out in January 2020 that she and her husband were expecting their first child — not long after COVID-19 made its way to Minnesota. Dawson, a nurse, was riddled with anxiety the rest of her pregnancy.

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