“I am very worried that my child has no home' 🔴 Pregnant women and new mothers in Ukraine fear for the future of their children after 10 months of war
ByPregnant women and new mothers in Ukraine fear for the future of their children after 10 months of war as they face down a difficult winter complicated by lack of access to basic electricity and water.
“This winter is a test for all of us on how to unite, how to be compassionate, how to help one another to live through this difficult time and basically survive,” she said. Their experiences have been replicated across the country according to Save the Children, which estimates around 900 babies have been born each day since the war began on 24 February according to extrapolated data fromA Russian barrage of strikes on infrastructure and major cities in recent months have put healthcare services under strain, with operations conducted by torchlight and wards repurposed to accommodate the number of patients injured on the frontline.
Since the war escalated, at least 1,170 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine, according to UN data. “I was so stressed that I ended up getting high blood pressure. I knew there was something seriously wrong but we were living in an area with no doctors who could help, so we had to leave,” said Antonina. “If it wasn’t for the war, I don’t think I would have had such a stressful pregnancy.”
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