In Gaza, abortions have increased by 300% since the start of the war

Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, the health consequences for the inhabitants of Gaza have been disastrous. Especially for pregnant women. Since the health workers on site, as well as the NGO CARE, report a 300% increase. reports the rate of miscarriages among pregnant women since the Israeli attacks began last October Jezebel.

Pregnant women no longer have a place to give birth

Shortly after Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip began last October, many global organizations expressed concern that pregnant women no longer had a safe place to give birth. And for good reason, conditions are only getting worse.

At Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, “all the delivery rooms are full”, an emergency coordinator who collaborates with the humanitarian organization CARE reports in a statement. Some patients then have to give birth to their baby outor even in the bathrooms, like But has, a young woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby next to her shelter tent, due to lack of options. “ Without this war, he would not have lost his son »he reported.

Second Ammal Awadallahexecutive director of the Palestinian Association for Family Planning and Protection, “all pregnant women are now at serious risk of giving birth in unsafe conditions, be placed in situations where they give birth in cars, tents and shelters »reported to Jezebel.

Women give birth in devastated hospitals

Because hospitals, which are overcrowded, do not have sterile medical equipment and/or can no longer provide anesthesia. Pregnant women have difficulty carrying a healthy, full-term pregnancy: they are at higher risk infection and of death after childbirth or cesarean section, due to lack of instruments and non-sterilized parts.

Only pregnant women are allowed in health centers.” when they are fully dilated and discharged within a few hours of delivery, due to overcrowded facilities and extremely limited resources ”, always referring to Jezebel Nour Beydoun, regional councilor of the CARE association. He also states that many women have to give up walk to hospitals or health centers. But they could still be rejected due to lack of capacity.

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They also do not benefit from any postnatal care, hospitals are overloaded. Therefore, infant mortality has significantly increased, due to malnutrition mothers – resources are becoming increasingly scarce, Gaza is under blockade – and the consequences of this on breastfeeding. Many newborns they die due to lack of a sterile environment and specialized personnel “Beydoun said.

Last October, at the beginning of the war, this was at least estimated 50,000 women in Gaza were pregnant. The International Planned Parenthood Federation reported that more and more women were having miscarriages or giving birth prematurely due to the shock and stress caused by the bombing. If up to now, more than 24,000 Palestinians have been killed since the bombing of Gaza began, it is not yet clear how many of them were pregnant women.

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