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Did you deliver a baby during the pandemic? Are you going to? We want to hear from you

A nurse holds a newborn baby, both wearing face shields
A nurse holds a newborn baby, both wearing face shields to prevent the spread of COVID-19, at Princ Hospital Suvarnabhumi in Thailand in April 2020.
(Rungroj Yongrit / EPA-Shutterstock)
By Maria L. La GangaStaff Writer 
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The Omicron surge, we hope, is on the way out. But another one could be around the corner. Hospital visiting rules seem to change by the hour.

For a story about childbirth in the age of COVID-19, we’re looking for women who have delivered babies during the pandemic or are preparing to and who have dealt with restrictive and constantly changing visiting rules, who, perhaps, have dealt with postpartum depression deepened by the isolation, whose moment of peak joy was changed to one of fear and stress.

If you are willing to share your experience, please complete this form and a reporter may contact you:

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Maria L. La Ganga

Maria L. La Ganga is the deputy managing editor for California and Metro, overseeing the Los Angeles Times’ largest editorial department. She joined The Times in 1981 as an academic intern, splitting her time between the former Metro section and National Dragster, the official publication of the National Hot Rod Assn. She has served as Seattle bureau chief, San Francisco bureau chief, edited in the Business section and pitched in on six presidential elections, five for The Times and one for the Guardian. La Ganga left The Times in 2015 and returned in 2018 after a brief hiatus during which she wrote for the Guardian and the Idaho Statesman. She was named city editor in 2022 and promoted to her current role in 2024. La Ganga graduated from Granada Hills High School in the San Fernando Valley and Cal State Northridge, where she studied English literature and journalism.

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