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shley Feik-Campbell expected to have her family close when she gave birth to her son. But two weeks before she went into labor, stay-at-home orders were issued at the onset of the pandemic. She gave birth to her son, Hugh, on April 5 with her husband, Britt, by her side. A clinical pharmacist at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Oak Cliff resident Feik-Campbell headed back to the hospital after maternity leave. Here’s what the year looked like for a new mom and medical professional.
pandemic was really tough. There was a period of time when I had to mourn the loss of the dream that I had in my head that went along with having a baby. Although looking back now, I realized those things were not a big deal. Some of them even turned out to be really nice. My husband and I were very blessed in the fact that we weren’t affected financially by the coronavirus. And we had a happy, healthy, normal, beautiful baby boy.
W H AT WAS YOU R 2020 L I K E ?
Probably about six more weeks. I was originally not even going to take three months. I was going to take eight weeks. And at eight weeks, we had a check-in and
A mess. It was very bittersweet. Obviously, having a baby was the sweet part. But having a baby during a
HOW LONG WAS YOUR MATERNITY LEAVE EXTENDED?
Story by JEHADU ABSHIRO | Photography by CARLY MAY
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