Joy amid sorrow: 1st birthdays muted for Ukrainian parents

The anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is particularly poignant for women who gave birth and men who became fathers a year ago on Feb. 24, 2022, as bombs began to fall. Bringing forth new life just as the Russian onslaught snatched other lives away entwined joy and terror together into a sour-sweet mix for people who became parents that day.

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