March 12, 2024
A doctor working with civil society group Youths for Community Myaung examining a pregnant war refugee in Myanmar's Myaung township in December 2023. PHOTO: COURTESY OF YOUTHS FOR COMMUNITY MYAUNG/ THE STRAITS TIMES
Pregnant women in war-torn Myanmar face perilous childbirth
Fleeing military bombardment and often malnourished, many miscarry or resort to dangerous childbirth with little medical attention in the forests, said volunteer medics.
