09 May 2020
Pregnant mothers and babies born during COVID-19 pandemic threatened by strained health systems and disruptions in services
With 116 million expected births in the approximately 9 months since the COVID pandemic was recognized, UNICEF calls on governments and donors to maintain lifesaving services for pregnant women and newborns
China
![[NOTE: This is a file photo] On 1 January 2019 in Spain, newborn baby girl Sofia Karapetyan with her mother Lilit Grigoryan poses at the Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus in Barcelona.](/sites/unicef.org.china/files/styles/large/public/UN0269508.jpg?itok=p9R1Ywe3)