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
New England Patriots Player Announces Heartbreaking Loss
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