A mother and father have been reunited with their newborn twins after spending 20 days apart due to coronavirus.
Jennifer Laubach gave birth to her sons, Mitchell and Maksim on April 3 after she and her husband Andre tested positive for the deadly virus.
The pair have have both described their relief at being able to be with their children again.
Jennifer, 36, said: "It was very emotional because at that point it had been three weeks since their birth,
"It felt like I gave birth and they were just gone," she told Good Morning America. "It was heartbreaking."
The twins, who were were born at just 32 weeks, were immediately put into quarantine at Troy Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan after delivery.
On April 2, Jennifer's water broke.
Andre found out he tested positive for the virus just as the couple were on the way to the hospital.
This meant that Jennifer was forced to drive 25 miles to the hospital alone, giving birth to her boys the next day without her husband by her side as he self-isolated.
Mitchell was born 4 pounds, 3 ounces, and Mackin weighed 3 pounds, 14 ounces.
After giving birth, Jennifer found out she also tested positive for the virus.
"I was isolated again from my family and friends and couldn’t see my babies and I was going through some postpartum depression I’m sure," she revealed.
The new parents were only allowed to communicate with the babies using video cameras.
But three weeks later medics eventually gave the all-clear allowing them to embrace for the first time.
Jennifer and Andre have now urged others to take the virus seriously and understand the serious risks it poses.
"I just want people to take this virus seriously and not take your loved ones for granted, that’s for sure," she said.
