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Florida woman and newborn baby improving after she was struck by lightning during pregnancy

Posted at 8:31 AM, Jul 03, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-03 17:53:24-04

FORT MYERS, Fla.- A woman and her newborn baby are doing better after the woman was struck by lightning last Thursday while she was 9 months pregnant.

The woman's family says Meghan Davidson is mostly breathing on her own and has been in and out of sedation. 

According to her family, doctors had to perform an emergency C-section.

They say her baby is breathing with oxygen assistance, and his heart is beating perfectly.