As the war in Ukraine rolls into its second month, pregnant women fleeing the violence face innumerable challenges given their unique health status.
of attacks on health care facilities since the start of the invasion, all of which would constitute war crimes.A pregnant woman is examined in the shelter of a maternity ward in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine, on March 23, 2022.
Even after relocation, expectant mothers face many barriers to care. Anissa Dickerson, a certified nurse midwife and the co-director of the Refugee Women's Health Clinic at Boston Medical Center, has seen many of these issues working with refugees in the past."We have patients show up for their first prenatal visits and they might be in their late second trimester, early third trimester.
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