Bridget Rochios says that women in Gaza are unable to receive any prenatal care at all. Read more about Midwife who worked in Gaza punished in California for watermelon pin
Nurse and lactation consultant Sandra Adler Killen describes the declining health status of new mothers in Gaza. Read more about Breastfeeding under Israeli bombs
Numbers of people wishing to have children started returning to normal the longer Israel’s aggression continued. Read more about Against all odds: Conceiving under genocide
Even the old methods of delivering babies are undermined by Israel’s genocidal violence that has left Gaza’s health sector in tatters. Read more about Traditional midwifery returns in Gaza
Basic hygiene, medications and safe birthing supplies have been denied entry by the Israeli army. Read more about Midwife tells of Israel's crimes against Gaza mothers and babies
Israeli forces repeatedly target so-called “safe zones.” Read more about News highlights on week 41 of Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israel’s targeting of hospitals, along with extreme hunger and lack of medicine, put pregnant women and their babies at critical risk. Read more about Women in Gaza three times more likely to die during childbirth, experts warn
One mother delivers her baby prematurely after airstrike kills loved ones. Read more about Joy struggles with grief as birth mingles with death
“There are so few healthcare facilities that can deliver a baby when something goes wrong,” says Laila Baker of UN agency for sexual and reproductive health. Read more about Watch: How are women giving birth in Gaza?