During a Special Time
A powerful collection of real-life pregnancy stories that reveal resilience, fear, love, and hope as women brought new life into the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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During a Special Time
Experience pregnancy through the voices of women who lived it during the COVID-19 pandemic. Special Delivery During a Special Time shares thirty-six deeply personal stories of fear, resilience, isolation, and hope, revealing how motherhood endured and transformed during one of the most uncertain moments in modern history.
The Buzz From Readers
Emily R
New Mother
This book hit me right in the feels. It’s honest, raw, and comforting, and made me feel less alone in all the fear, chaos, and love of pandemic pregnancy.
Dr. Jonathan M
Public Health Researcher
Clinically informed yet humane, this book contextualizes pregnancy during COVID-19 through compelling narratives that illuminate healthcare gaps, adaptive resilience, and the emotional realities faced by mothers navigating unprecedented medical uncertainty.
Sophia L
Women’s Health Advocate
I found courage on every page, reminded that even in crisis, women create life with strength and grace, transforming fear into connection, purpose, and enduring hope for families everywhere globally.
Michael T
Journalist
A necessary record of history, this collection captures voices often overlooked, documenting how policy shifts, hospital protocols, and isolation shaped childbirth while centering mothers as witnesses to a global moment.
Rachel K
First-Time Parent
Reading this felt like talking to friends who truly get it. The worries, the tears, the unexpected joy—it’s all here, and it’s incredibly reassuring to read.