Thousands of Pregnant Women at Risk in Yemeni City of Taiz, UN Agency Says
UNFPA says fighting and blockades have cut off care for pregnant women in Taiz, where only 5 of 27 emergency facilities still function.
- On Tuesday, the United Nations Population Fund reported that fighting and access restrictions in Taiz have left more than 13,000 pregnant women without essential healthcare, leading to more miscarriages.
- Escalating clashes between the Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement have isolated Taiz for a month, blocking essential humanitarian supplies and preventing civilians from leaving.
- Only 5 of 27 designated maternal facilities remain functional, leaving about 147,000 women without care; daily deliveries at the Yemeni-Swedish Motherhood and Childhood Hospital have fallen to around 5 from 10.
- UNFPA representative Francesco Galtieri warned "Unless access restrictions are lifted in the coming days, the hospital itself could close." Physical stress among 6,400 displaced pregnant women risks about 1,500 obstetric emergencies.
- More than 800,000 people in Taiz have been cut off from food assistance since early October. The city hosts half of the 300,000 people displaced across Yemen, where the Arab region's highest maternal mortality rate was already estimated at three women dying daily from complications.
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Thousands of pregnant women at risk in Yemeni city of Taiz, UN agency says - Regional Media News
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Fighting and access restrictions in and around the Yemeni city of Taiz have left more than 13,000 pregnant women without essential healthcare and are leading to more miscarriages, the United Nations Population Fund said on Tuesday. [...]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned against the worsening humanitarian situation of women and girls in the city of Ta ' izz and its surroundings in Yemen as a result of the escalation of hostilities between the Yemeni army and the Al-Houthi militia, noting their lack of basic services and the increasing threat to their lives, including violence, exploitation and forced marriage.
Only 5 of 27 emergency maternal and newborn hospitals remain partially operational; nearly 300,000 people displaced
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Thousands of pregnant women at risk in Yemeni city of Taiz, UN agency says
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Fighting and access restrictions in and around the Yemeni city ofTaiz have left more than 13,000 pregnant women without essential healthcare and are leading to more miscarriages, the United Nations Population Fund said on Tuesday.Taiz has been largely isolated for a month, with fighting preventing humanitarian supplies from entering and civilians from leaving, following an escalation in clashes betw…
HOUTHI SIEGE LEAVES 13,000 PREGNANT WOMEN WITHOUT ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE IN TAIZ, UN SAYS
Wed 04 November 2026: More than 13,000 pregnant women in Yemen’s Taiz region lack essential healthcare as intensified fighting disrupts medical services, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) warned on Tuesday, raising concerns over the possible closure of the city’s main maternity hospital. Francesco Galtieri, UNFPA’s Yemen representative, told reporters in Geneva via video link from […]
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