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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Ferris

Yemen’s pregnant women face double toll of conflict and extreme heat

A mother holds her newborn at Al-Sadaqa Hospital in Aden, Yemen - (Field Medical Foundation – Yemen)

The Houthis’ rapid advance through western Yemen has displaced more than 130,000 people, and dragged an 11-year conflict that has too often been overlooked back into the headlines. But behind the latest fighting lies a hidden toll from this civil war.

After 13 years without having another child, Umm Ali, a mother of three from Aden – the southern port that serves as the interim base of the Yemeni government – was overjoyed to learn that she was pregnant again.

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