From 2023 to 2024, the mortality rate among pregnant women in Ukraine increased, as did the percentage of pregnant women affected by severe complications. In 2022, pregnant women at a hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mykolajiv were moved to the basement to give birth during air raids. (Archive photo). Photo: Bulent Kilic/Ritzau Scanpix
UN raises alarm on Ukraine war’s impact on pregnant women
The war in Ukraine has significantly increased maternal mortality, warns the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). From 2023 to 2024, maternal deaths rose by about 37%, based on data from WHO and Health Cluster. Florence Bauer, UNFPA’s Director for Eastern Europe, states there’s a severe deterioration...
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