Amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, maternal healthcare faces excruciating challenges.
Deliberate and systematic Israeli attacks on hospitals and medical centers, and critical shortages of humanitarian aid, including medicine, have created a crisis that is endangering the lives of both mothers and newborns.
The situation is critical. There are an estimated 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza and some 180 births every day.
Israel’s decision in October to prevent food, water, fuel and electricity from entering Gaza created a desperate situation.
Inadequate nutrition, exposure to cold and hot weather, the absence of clean water, and poor sanitation weigh heavily on the wellbeing of women and children. …..more