A pregnant woman under Israel's blockade in Gaza's ruins fears for her baby

A pregnant woman in Gaza under Israel's blockade fears for her baby

Israel’s military campaign decimating the Gaza Strip has made pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous for Palestinian women and their babies. It’s become worse since Israel seven weeks ago cut off food, medicine and supplies for the territory’s more than 2…

Under Israeli blockade, childbirth in Gaza is dangerous and fatal

At nearly seven months pregnant, Yasmine Siam couldn't sleep while living in a crowded tent camp in Gaza, frequently shaken by Israeli bombardment.

A pregnant woman in Gaza’s ruins fears for her baby under Israel’s blockade

Israel’s military campaign decimating the Gaza Strip has made pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous for Palestinian women and their babies.

‘If I knew this child was going to die, I had to save the painkiller for a child who would survive’

Gaza volunteer surgeon Dr Mohammed Mustafa describes the horrific choices Israel's bombing and blockade forced him to make every day Australian emergency doctor Mohammed Mustafa has spoken about the horrific choices he was forced to make every day during his recent volunteer service in Gaza because of Israel's constant bombing of children and its blockade…

Palestine: No relief, little chance of recovery for Gaza’s burn patients | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

A burn injury is more than just a wound – it is a prolonged sentence of suffering, and profoundly so in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Many people have extensive burns covering large portions of their bodies – some as much as 40 per cent of their total body surface. After over 19 months of attacks by Israeli forces that have decimated Gaza’s healthcare system, patients suffering burns from bomb explosions and improvised cooking methods are left with…

How the PIPELINE-RSV trial is putting pregnant people and babies at the centre of research

Every year, World Immunisation Week reminds us of the power of vaccines to prevent disease, protect communities, and save lives. It’s also a time to ask: Who gets protected first, and who gets left behind? For decades, pregnant people and infants have often been excluded from clinical research. This has left major gaps in our knowledge, especially when reliable evidence is needed quickly in the face of emerging infectious threats.  The post How …