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When I became pregnant last year, little did we know that in April, our daughter would arrive prematurely at 29 weeks, nor did we factor in that at the time of her birth, we’d be facing the biggest global pandemic in history. Thankfully, she’s home with us now and growing stronger by the day, but I would never have imagined the difficult circumstances under which she arrived. Of course, it’s not just me, expectant mothers across Hong Kong have faced unusual challenges this year as they prepare to deliver during Covid. So this issue we celebrate the “Covid babies” and their mums who gave birth under the new norm (page 18). As students across the territory acclimatise to life back in the classroom, we take a trip to Canadian International School of Hong Kong to find out how the world class educational institution is helping its students transition from middle to high school (page 28). And with many family routines disrupted by the Covid epidemic, we talk to five experts to find out how you can help your kids’ understand and adapt to new challenges (page 22).
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