Women mourn at a hospital for Palestinians killed during Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 3, 2023.More than 10,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the conflict began Oct. 7, and more than 25,000 others injured, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said Monday. Since Hamas launched its surprise terror attack on Israel, at least 1,400 people have been killed and more than 6,900 others injured in Israel, the Israeli prime minister's office said Monday.
Men help toddlers to drink some water upon reaching the central Gaza Strip on foot via the Salah al-Din road on their way to the southern part of the Palestinian enclave on Nov. 5, 2023.Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant has said the Israeli military is doing everything possible to prevent civilian loss of life. Humanitarian agencies have repeatedly warned of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza amid Israel's total siege.
Johnson said in traditional prenatal care, common conditions like diabetes and hypertension would be taken care of. But with a conflict, that care may be lost, which could have a negative outcome on the pregnancy, the health of the mother and the health of the baby. "Being able to provide the medicines and the services that are essential for folks," Evans said. "We know with the conflict that's been going on, there have been limitations on fuel, water, and that's creating a crisis in and of itself. Hospitals and health facilities require fuel, for example, to keep incubators running."
"After your reproductive years, women can have quite a bit of medical problems," Johnson said. "Some of them maybe resulted from their childbirth or menopause. A lot of different things that are specific to women that oftentimes are not cared for during time of conflict because the facility or the physicians or nurse midwives or nurse practitioners are not available to the patient.