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At some point, hospitals and birth centers will begin scheduling live classes again. Telemedicine visits will go back to being prenatal office visits. Although we don’t yet know what the post-pandemic “new normal” will actually look like, we do know that online childbirth classes will continue to be a valuable resource for educators, lactation consultants, and other health professionals.

Some grandparents-to-be may have kept up with all the changes and innovations in baby health and safety over the years. Others will need more facts and guidance in order to safely care for their new grandbaby. That’s where you can help.

Catherine and Mike finalized the paperwork with their adoption agency late on a Wednesday afternoon. Their home study was behind them and their profile to show prospective birth mothers was complete. They were thrilled to be one step closer to welcoming a child into their family. That night, the couple settled in for what they presumed would be a long wait. They had no way of knowing – or preparing for – what would happen next.

The pandemic has ramped up everyone's anxiety levels. But perhaps no group has experienced the enormity of stressors as heavily as our nation's health care workers. They've seen the ravages or COVID-19 firsthand. Many caregivers are fearful about spreading the virus to family members. At the same time, they may be experiencing grief at the loss of patients or colleagues.