Pregnancy during a pandemic: The stress of COVID-19 on pregnant women and new mothers is showing

FEATURE (THE CONVERSATION) — Pregnancy is stressful, to say the least, but COVID-19 brings new challenges to parents of newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified pregnant women as a vulnerable population. If infected, they are more likely to be hospitalized and require ventilation, and their risk of preterm birth goes up. […]