“Try not to move so much during this next contraction so I can take your COVID-19 sample” was one of the phrases I had not planned on hearing prior to March 2020 as I was preparing for the birth of my first child in June. Neither was my midwife asking me six weeks post-partum “Can you adjust your phone so we can begin your breast exam over zoom?” or “Now lie on your back and push fingers under your belly button to see if we can determine the size of your diastasis recti…virtually” while I fumbled with my phone. We both laughed while we tried to make the best of the situation at hand, which would have been impossible for both of us to picture just months earlier.
Being pregnant, giving birth, and becoming a working mom during COVID-19 has been a bumpy ride, but one of the silver linings for those of us lucky to have access to digital interventions is the flexibility and comfort they have brought in a very uncertain time. Without digital tools, I would have been completely isolated from friends and family, limited my access to healthcare for myself and the baby, and a mindful return to telework would have been impossible.
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