The Philippines has had a "no home birth" policy since 2018 aimed to reduce high maternal mortality rates. But with movement restrictions owing to the pandemic and the consequential lockdowns, are home births unavoidable?

Asia 21 Young Leader, photographer, journalist, and writer, Xyza Bacani, delivers another story of realities on the ground. Read the article on her journey and of how the Philippines' "no home birth" policy impacts the lives of Filipinos before and during COVID-19:

The Philippines Has a Policy Against Home Births. It's Not Playing Well In A Pandemic (featured on NPR.org)