Health & Healing
Miscarriage rates surge in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis
Graphic: Times of Palestine
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Pregnant women in Gaza are experiencing a dramatic increase in miscarriages, +972 Magazine reported, as the territory's collapsing healthcare system and severe malnutrition compound obstetric emergencies. Medical professionals describe the surge as a crisis, with patients arriving at hospitals in critical condition after losing pregnancies that might have been saved under normal circumstances.
The crisis reflects broader humanitarian deterioration across Gaza, where chronic shortages of medical supplies, fuel, and food have strained maternity services to breaking point. Healthcare workers attribute the spike to multiple factors including untreated infections, anemia from malnutrition, and the psychological toll of ongoing conflict on pregnant women.
