What Pregnant Women Face in Gaza
- 7 months ago
50,000 women in Gaza are pregnant, and more than 160 women are expected to give birth every day, the U.N. Population Fund estimated on Nov 3.
But as the humanitarian crisis inside the besieged territory deepens—over 10,000 civilians have now been killed, 40% of them children, according to Palestinian officials—pregnant women and their newborn children are left to bear the brunt of a healthcare system in a state of total collapse.
But as the humanitarian crisis inside the besieged territory deepens—over 10,000 civilians have now been killed, 40% of them children, according to Palestinian officials—pregnant women and their newborn children are left to bear the brunt of a healthcare system in a state of total collapse.