US EditionMaternal Malnutrition in Gaza Has ‘Devastating’ Impact on Babies: UN
About 10% of babies in Gaza were born underweight in early 2025, a rise from 5% in 2022, linked to maternal malnutrition and stress, UNICEF said.
- Tuesday, UNICEF warned that maternal malnutrition in the Gaza Strip is driving a surge in babies born under 2.5 kilogrammes, Tess Ingram said from Geneva.
- In the first half of 2025, 10 percent of babies in the Gaza Strip were born underweight, around 300 a month, roughly double the five percent recorded in 2022.
- Medical indicators reveal UNICEF treated 8,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women for acute malnutrition in October, while newborn deaths on their first day rose from 27 in 2022 to 47 between July and September this year.
- At least 165 children have died painful, preventable deaths related to malnutrition during the war, and Tess Ingram urged more humanitarian aid and opening the Rafah crossing from Egypt.
- UNICEF noted the main drivers are poor maternal nutrition, maternal stress, and limited antenatal care, warning the slow response risks a domino effect of malnutrition and lifelong health problems.
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Maternal malnutrition devastates Gaza babies: UN
Malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip is having a "devastating domino effect" on thousands of newborns, the United Nations warned Tuesday. UNICEF, the UN children's agency, flagged an alarming surge in the number of babies born weighing less than 2.5 kilogrammes (5.5 pounds) in the Palestinian territory. "Malnourished mothers" give birth to underweight or premature babies, who either "die... or survive, only to fa…
Newborns in Gaza are paying the price for the hunger their mothers have endured in recent years. Before the war between Hamas and Israel broke out in late 2023, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which is under Hamas control, 5 percent of newborns were low birth weight. That's less than 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds). In the first half of this year, that figure was 10 percent. "Malnourished mothers are giving birth to underweight or premat…
The malnutrition of pregnant and lactating women in Gaza has "destroying effects on thousands of newborns," warned UNICEF on Tuesday, noting a worrying increase in the number of births of low-weight babies in Gaza.In Gaza, "the finding is clear: malnourished mothers give birth to premature or low-weight babies, who die in neonatal intensive care units (...) or survive, and then suffer from malnutrition or medical complications," said a spokesman…
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