B. Sara Thompson, 29, of Miami, Fla and her husband, Rodney Thompson, 30, had their daughter, Eliana during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two-years prior to that, Sara and Rodney moved to Raleigh, N.C., for Sara’s new job. Sara was laid off from her job as a database programmer in April 2020, contributing to the 14.8% U.S. unemployment rate that month. When Sara found out she was pregnant in July 2020, her husband could not accompany her to doctor’s appointments. To make matters worse, Eliana was diagnosed with Intrauterine growth restriction (IGR) and Sara was forced to deliver by C-section at 8-months. Sara remains unemployed and spends her time working toward her degree in Information Technology online while raising her 3.5 month old daughter from home, joining millions of American mothers who are faced with balancing work and raising their children during a global pandemic.