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Published 03 Oct, 2025 04:57pm

Situation for mothers and babies in Gaza has ‘never been worse’: Unicef

Unicef has said that mothers and newborn babies in Gaza face dire conditions as Nasser hospital in the south of the enclave is overwhelmed with patients fleeing the north and medical resources running out, Reuters reports.

“The situation for mothers and newborns in Gaza has never been worse. In Nasser hospital, we’re seeing hospital corridors lined with women who’ve just given birth,” Unicef spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva via video link from Gaza.

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