civilian families do not. does the service member miss the birth birth? time apart is a significantly bigger concern for military families than even pay and it far outpaces concerns about post-traumatic stress. in this case, my husband missed almost the entire pregnancy of our son, who is now nine months old, when he was deployed, and then by chance, my husband almost missed the birth as well. this is on cnn.com right now. please e-mail me your stories, comments or ideas at cnn.com. it's a controversial move. the state department barred all press corps with the exception of faith-based media and only some faith-based media from a briefing call. secretary of state mike pompeo used the call to discuss