“I had no choice but to deliver my own baby”: Health workers in Gaza city describe impossible conditions2.10.2025 14:25:10 CEST | News
GAZA STRIP, Occupied Palestinian Territory – “The labour pains hit me at 4 am, but there was no one to help,” said Yasmeen, a midwife in Gaza city. “I felt it might end with my death, and the death of my unborn baby.” Her husband rushed out to seek help, but no ambulance was available and no one else could get them to a hospital. Yasmeen braced herself for delivery. “I asked my children to put a mattress on the floor. I had no painkillers. But I had no choice but to deliver my own baby.”