Covid Warrior Nurse gives birth to the UAE’s first Eid Al Adha baby

Abu Dhabi: After two years of dedicated duty on the frontlines handling complex cases in the ICU and a difficult encounter with Covid-19, Sherin Mary Babu, a registered nurse at an Abu Dhabi Hospital, welcomed her first baby at the stroke of midnight on Eid Al Adha day. Baby girl Seria Mary Rony was born to Indian expats Sherin and Rony Alexander at exactly 00:00 at Medeor Hospital, Abu Dhabi, on an auspicious day.

The arrival of baby Seria on Eid day has added to the joy of the family as well as Sherin’s colleagues working in the same hospital. Her colleagues and friends joined the family to welcome the newborn and share their happiness. Baby Seria, weighing 2.860 kg at birth, is healthy and doing well.

As an ICU nurse at the Medeor Hospital, Sherin has been actively serving on the frontlines for the last two years. She handled complex Covid-19 cases during the peak of the pandemic and supported long-term Covid-19 patients in the ICU for weeks. In the course of duty, she was infected with Covid-19 in June 2021 and had a difficult encounter with the virus. She had symptoms like severe fever and breathing difficulties and was admitted to the hospital where she was working. She was discharged a few days later after she recovered from complications.

Sherin is over the moon about delivering her baby on a special day in the same hospital where she works. “Sometimes, such coincidences make us happy. I have been working on the frontlines here. We have seen the ordeal of our patients in the ICU and extended our support to them. When I was sick with Covid-19, I got good care from my colleagues. Now, I am surrounded by them to welcome my first baby. They are like guardians for my baby and me. I will cherish this moment forever as a healthcare worker,” said Sherin.

Sherin’s colleagues in the ICU came to visit her with chocolates and gifts at midnight to share their wishes with the family. “This Eid Al Adha is so special to us. Sherin is our family member. She has been a brave warrior on the frontlines. Welcoming baby angel Seria on this auspicious day is a joyful and proud moment for all of us. We wish the baby and her family a healthy and happy life,” said Dr. (Prof.) Walid El-Sherbiny, Consultant Obstetrics & Gynecology, & HOD at Medeor Hospital.