Pandemic Baby Boom (2021)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-01-08
Duration: 00:04:03
Subjects: COVID-19 pandemic | Newborn infants
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Crews, Keith Editor
- Friddle, Kirsten Interviewee
- Johnson, Cheri Interviewee
- Baise, Ashley Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 8, 2021, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the COVID-19 pandemic baby boom in Louisiana nine months after the state’s stay-at-home order went into effect. She interviews: Kirsten Friddle, first-time mom; Cheri Johnson, the chief nursing officer at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge; and Ashley Baise, mom-to-be.