CHAPTER 4 Graziana and Louise had two different and distinct experiences with pregnancy and labor during the pandemic, although they both live in the United Kingdom. Graziana and her family live in North Yorkshire, in the north east of England, while Louise and her family live in Aberdeen, Scotland. The former had a baby boy, […]
Kiera was born to be a midwife. Her mother was a midwife and Kiera comes from a family of strong women. She believes in the power of female support and in the privilege of being a part of one of the most important experiences of a woman’s life: the road to motherhood. She loves the […]
CHAPTER 3 Cynthia and Sundus live 12,472.47 km (7,750.03 miles) apart and yet they have faced the same challenge: giving birth during a pandemic. Cynthias’ son Jonah was born on June, 11th in Torrance California, while Sundus’ daughter Zainab was born on March, 31st in Karachi, Pakistan. Months and kilometers apart, but still victims of […]
The number of Coronavirus cases and deaths in South Africa has been climbing since February, although the country has been on lockdown since March. Every day, the country has over 6000 new contagions, which have amounted to 400,000 with over 5000 deaths. The region of Gauteng in the north of South Africa has the highest […]
CHAPTER 2 Sophie and Vivienne were born three weeks apart, although in two different countries. Geographically neighbors, but worlds apart. Sophie, Rebecca’s daughter, was born in Comox Valley, Canada, on May, 4th. While Vivienne, Kelcey’s daughter, was born in Santa Clara, California, on May, 25th. By mid July, Canada had counted 108,486 cases of Covid-19 […]
CHAPTER 1 Sophie and Alexia live on the opposite side of the world, the former in gloomy England and the latter in sunny California. But they have one thing in common, a tiny thing really. A little human, a gorgeous baby girl who was born during the Covid 19 pandemic. And they were born almost […]
https://youtu.be/e6qVW2kfI3Y Childbirth during quarantine is both hard and rewarding at the same time. It’s contradictory feelings, sometimes of loneliness and sometimes of community. Covid-19 has changed the rules of pregnancy, from the screenings to the labor hours: everything has changed. Journalist Raffi Elliot described in the Armenian Weekly his wife’s experience. She got pregnant before […]