'I begged for help, but only God answered': Growing dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Gaza
In Gaza, for most women pregnancy and childbirth are now times of heightened stress and fear/ Amid a deadly war in Gaza, new lives begin. But newborn babies and those still in the womb are among the worst hit by the harsh conditions. With acute shortages of food, the UN says that one in 10 new babies is underweight or premature. There has also been an increase in miscarriages, stillbirths and congenital abnormalities. At Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, Malak Brees, now seven months pregnant, fears the Israeli bombings ...
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