Motherhood in the time of Zika: Photos from Brazil

Claudenice Batista, who is eight months pregnant, waits to get the results of an ultrasound showing whether her unborn child has microcephaly. Thousands cases have been reported across Brazil since the fall, a surge that researchers link to the Zika virus.

After getting confirmation that her 2-month-old son, Jhin Pirlo, has microcephaly, Francinelma Santos, 29, waits for a car to drive them home from the Pedro I Municipal Hospital.

Kalissandra de Olivera, 17, kisses her 3-month-old, Nicolas.

Dr. Alba Batista, a neurosurgeon at Pedro I Municipal Hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil, goes over CT scans of a microcephaly patient with medical students.

Samuel Amorim Santiago, 2 months, who was born with microcephaly, undergoes neurological testing at the Pedro I Municipal Hospital.

Amanda dos Santos, 19, comforts her 3-month-old, Emanuel, before a brain scan. With only one CT scanner at the hospital, mothers often have to wait long hours for the test.

Amanda dos Santos watches as technicians prepare Emanuel for the CT scan.

Kalissandra de Olivera sits and watches as son Nicolas receives physiotherapy.

Physiotherapist Jeime Leal treats 2-month-old Sophia, who was born with microcephaly. Leal is the only physiotherapist at the hospital.

Nicolas de Olivera cries during a physiotherapy session. Many of the babies are easily irritated, says Jeime Leal, the hospital’s physiotherapist. But early stimulation can significantly improve their development.

Andres Rocha, 19, watches as Aline Santos, 19, in yellow, paces the hallway with their daughter, Alise Rocha.

Francinelma Santos holds son Jhin Pirlo as she waits with physiotherapist Jeime Leal.

Kalissandra de Olivera sleeps next to her son in a hallway as they wait for a van to take them to a meeting for mothers whose babies have microcephaly.

Mothers socialize while they wait for their babies’ physiotherapy appointments at Pedro I Municipal Hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil.

Ianka Barbosa, 18, left, shares a laugh with Maria da Silva as they wait for their children’s physiotherapy appointments.

Women wait outside Pedro I Municipal Hospital to travel to a meeting for mothers whose children were born with microcephaly.