Nation A New Jersey mother of four died of COVID-19 before she could hold her newborn son January 19, 2022 Cheryl Makin, MyCentralJersey.com Comments Off on A New Jersey mother of four died of COVID-19 before she could hold her newborn son Michelle Stani, 37, died of COVID-19-related complications on Jan. 12. She had given birth to her fourth child, a son named Jayden, on Christmas Eve.