Lately I have been meditating on moments of unabashed joy. They’re like pockets to tuck into, to be engulfed by, as if a memory could give me a hug. Most involve moments with my children — a neck nuzzle, a shared giggle, or cheeks full of chocolate-chip pancakes.
But in the memory I’ve spent the most time in lately, it’s just my husband, Tim, and me.
April 14, 2020
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In a hospital at the center of the crisis, nearly 200 babies have arrived since March. Some pregnant women have fallen extremely ill, but doctors are winning battles for their lives and their children’s.
By Sheri Fink, Photographs by Victor J. Blue
April 12, 2020
Like most parents, perhaps mothers especially, I had been haunted by the terror of what if since becoming pregnant. Intrusive thoughts bounced around my skull like toxic earworms. My overworked adrenal glands pushed me through sleepless nights and the boredom of those early days. The fear seemed necessary.
I never thought to question the anxiety of my postpartum life. Even before the pandemic…
Review By Susannah Cahalan
April 7, 2020
Image by Jorge Santiago
Un fotografo nelle sale parto degli ospedali milanesi Buzzi, San Raffaele e Humanitas San Pio X. Le mascherine che non frenano i baci, la gioia oltre la paura, le dirette streaming che permettono ai padri di sentirsi vicini, anche se l’epidemia impone le distanze.
di Alessandro Gandolfi
March 20, 2020
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