EditorialLaneta Lafayette, an expectant mother, has her blood pressure reading taken by Asia Nickerson during a prenatal appointment in Union, N.J. on Jan. 7, 2021. (Alice Proujansky/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Expectant Madonna with Saint Joseph. Dated: c. 1425/1450. Dimensions: image: 70.5 x 35 cm (27 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.) with integral frame: 83 x 47 x 2.5 cm (32 11/16 x 18 1/2 x 1 in.). Medium: tempera on European walnut.
EditorialDoctors at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center talk while preparing for an expectant mother’s birth at 26 weeks, in Brooklyn, June 22, 2022. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)