Pregnant during the pandemic: United in motherhood

The cold hospital phone and fluorescent lights amplify the emptiness. “I am so sorry…we did everything we could.” The deafening stillness is interrupted by the distant sound of kids playing. Though hospital visitor restrictions are loosened at the end of life, he couldn't come to say goodbye because he had no alternative childcare for their two young children. Tears begin to well, blurring everything around you. The momentary silence feels like...