New England Patriots Player’s Partner Reveals Loss of Baby Girl While in a 6-Day Coma with Rare Blood Infection

New England Patriots player Jahlani Tavai’s family is grieving a loss.

On Thursday, Dec. 11, the linebacker’s partner Kalei Mau shared an emotional post on Instagram and revealed she’d spent six days in a coma in the hospital due to a rare blood infection. Due to her organs failing and the infection affecting her placenta, their unborn baby died in utero. Tavai and Mau’s daughter was expected to join their family this coming March.

“This is not the way I wanted to announce my second pregnancy but I was 6 months pregnant with another beautiful baby girl,” Mau began her post, writing over a picture of herself, Tavai and their daughter Honua. She could be seen holding up a series of sonogram images.

“We were expecting to welcome her into our Ohana in March 2026,” she continued. “But I got an extremely rare blood infection and on November 20 I was placed in a medically induced coma after I was found unresponsive in my bed. I was asleep for 6 days.”

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Mau then shared that their unborn baby had sadly died during that time and said that hours later, her body went into “natural labor.” Her partner Tavai watched her then deliver their baby while unconscious. Tavai later told Mau that “it was like my body just knew what to do.”

The couple named their daughter Ka ua, which means “the rain” in Olelo O Hawai’i. Mau then says that after six days, she woke up.

“The day after I got out the hospital I got to kiss my daughter for the first and last time,” Mau says. “She was perfect to me, it was so hard to leave her. But when I walked outside it started to rain and it brought me joy to know she’ll always be with me.”

In her caption, Mau thanked God and her doctors for saving her life.

“GOD IS THE TRUTH AND IM HIS LIVING PROOF. I am so grateful for my life and my purpose is now more clear than ever,” she wrote. “Been to heaven and back to love on my loved ones a little longer and to live for God and my baby angel Ka ua Tavai🤍.”

“Thank you for all the prayers & Aloha. Thank you to all the incredible doctors & loving nurses at Mass General hospital that help save my life,” she continued. “Thank you to my New England Patriots family for supporting us every way you could, this is such a special team I’m honored to be a part of.”

“Thank you to my Ohana for staying hopeful, having faith, being strong for me, & never leaving my side. I love you all so very much. I’m home now healing and still processing but with a grateful heart. God bless & Aloha always🫶🏽.”