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Kristen McMullen
West Melbourne resident Kristen McMullen, 30, feeding her newborn daughter, Summer, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla. Kristen only got to hold Summer for a few moments after giving birth via emergency C-section. The mother, who had COVID-19, was then taken to the ICU, where her condition worsened. She died on Aug. 6, 2021, 10 days after her little girl was born.

Kristen McMullen


Associated Press
Area: Orlando, Daytona Beach, Melbourne

West Melbourne resident Kristen McMullen, 30, feeding her newborn daughter, Summer, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla. Kristen only got to hold Summer for a few moments after giving birth via emergency C-section. The mother, who had COVID-19, was then taken to the ICU, where her condition worsened. She died on Aug. 6, 2021, 10 days after her little girl was born.

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