In part one of a new series by Louisa Johnson she investigates the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on families with babies. This series of articles will discuss the qualitative data found during an investigation of parents' positive and negative experiences with having a baby during a global pandemic. To read Louisa's introduction to her research and some of her initial prior research on pregnancy during the coronavirus pandemic please go to this month's student spotlight in the Practice Insight supplement: https://www.earlyyearseducator.co.uk/practice%20insight/article/student-spotlight-babies-born-during-the-covid-19-pandemic