unvaccinated woman died from Covid without getting to meet newborn baby

By a staff reporter: The 37-year-old underwent an emergency cesarean section on September 26 - but never got to meet little Dua Maryam, her fifth child, as she was on a ventilator until her death on November 1.

Saiqa's heartbroken family is now imploring pregnant women to get the life-saving Covid jab.

The mum-of-five, who had no underlying health conditions, was offered the Covid jab in summer but decided she wanted to wait until her baby was born.

But on September 14 she tested positive for the virus, and two days later developed breathing problems.

Saiqa was taken to hospital via ambulance, and was discharged six days later before being admitted to another hospital soon after.

According to her brother, by September 25 she had signed documents telling medics to operate to take her baby out if her condition worsened.

"The next morning her husband (Majid Ghafur, 40) phoned us and told us that she was on a ventilator and they were preparing to operate," Mr Maghul told the outlet

"At 2pm, the doctor called her husband and told him they had delivered a baby girl.

"She never saw her daughter."