New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai and his partner, Kalei Mau, are mourning the loss of their unborn baby girl after a medical emergency left Mau in a coma for nearly a week. Mau shared the devastating news in an Instagram post, explaining that she developed a severe blood infection that led to organ failure. The infection ultimately spread to the placenta, causing the baby—due in March—to die in utero. Mau said she was unconscious for six days and did not know her body had gone into labor. Tavai later described watching the delivery, telling her it was “like my body just knew what to do,” she wrote. After waking, Mau said she was able to hold her daughter once. “The day after I got out of the hospital I got to kiss my daughter for the first and last time,” she said, calling the moment both heartbreaking and meaningful. The couple named their daughter Ka ua, which means “the rain.” Mau closed her post by thanking her medical team and expressing gratitude for the support she and Tavai have received from family, friends, and the Patriots organization during this unimaginably difficult time.
The post New England Patriots Player Announces Heartbreaking Loss appeared first on The Daily Beast