An elderly displaced Lebanese woman sits inside a classroom at a school, housing displaced Lebanese, in the town of Deir Ammar in northern Lebanon on Oct. 17, 2024. (Credit: Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP)
For the more than half a million women and girls in Lebanon who have been forced to flee their homes under Israeli bombardment, the difficulties they already faced accessing reproductive healthcare and essential hygiene products have reached a fever pitch.“The displacement has had a huge impact on women, especially those who are pregnant,” said Dr Karam Choucrallah Karam, Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the American University of Beirut (AUB).Healthcare practitioners like Karam are particularly concerned for pregnant women who have fled to shelters. External stress can worsen a pregnant woman’s state and severely impact her health.The university’s medical center, AUBMC, has seen a surge in patients seeking help since they launched a program offering free, weekly reproductive health checkups for displaced women...
For the more than half a million women and girls in Lebanon who have been forced to flee their homes under Israeli bombardment, the difficulties they already faced accessing reproductive healthcare and essential hygiene products have reached a fever pitch.“The displacement has had a huge impact on women, especially those who are pregnant,” said Dr Karam Choucrallah Karam, Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the American University of Beirut (AUB).Healthcare practitioners like Karam are particularly concerned for pregnant women who have fled to shelters. External stress can worsen a pregnant woman’s state and severely impact her health.The university’s medical center, AUBMC, has seen a surge in patients seeking help since they launched a program offering free, weekly reproductive health checkups for...