"This pregnancy is not like my others. I have not been allowed to feel the joy I felt last time, to plan for the future and dream about where my child will go to school and how to decorate his room. In Gaza these days, I can only wonder whether I can find food to keep my baby healthy and how it will be to give birth in a tent."
"I have run out of food. My health condition is critical because of pregnancy. I have bleeding due to blood formation inside the uterus as a result of extreme fatigue. I went to Doctors Without Borders and was classified as a malnourished patient. I was transferred to a specialised clinic to examine my pregnancy. The result was they say my pregnancy is high-risk."
A pregnant woman in Gaza experiences severe anxiety, depression, and fear instead of joy due to ongoing conflict and displacement. Food scarcity and extreme fatigue led to internal uterine bleeding and a malnutrition diagnosis. Medical assessment classified the pregnancy as high-risk, but hospitals lack capacity to admit her. She fears giving birth in a tent, losing the baby, or dying from malnutrition. Her two young children are malnourished and vulnerable to illness. The family’s previous stable livelihood was destroyed by war, bombardment, and siege, leaving them without secure housing, water, or electricity.
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