Women in Gaza three times more likely to die during childbirth, experts warn

There is no safe place to give birth in Gaza.

Miscarriages in Gaza have skyrocketed 300 percent since before 7 October 2023, according to reproductive health experts.

And women are three times more likely to die in childbirth.

Israel’s ruthless and deliberate targeting of hospitals and health clinics over the last nine months is compounded with a lack of critical supplies and medications necessary to ensure safe deliveries. But this is just part of the crisis, healthcare workers say.

Severe malnourishment, dehydration, exhaustion and psychological stress experienced by pregnant women lead to miscarriages, stillbirths, or low birth weights and developmental delays in newborns. ….more