Dr. Yu Chen, an OB/GYN at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, visits with patient Pomona Ramos, 25, of Montebello, her husband Frank, and their baby daughter Nellie, born on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at the hospital. (Photo courtesy of Maianh Nguyen, Beverly Hospital) Pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus stand a higher risk of becoming severely ill, according to health care professionals who have been monitoring COVID-19’s adverse impacts on expectant mothers and their infants. Thousands of pregnant women across Southern California have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past six months. And while two women with preexisting health conditions have died from the virus, medical professionals say most have recovered from their illnesses, and most babies b..
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