Haiti’s Security Situation Restricts Access to Maternity Care
Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, has been plagued by pervasive gang violence since the start of the year.
The UN projects that more than 500,000 people have been internally displaced nationwide as a result of the transformation of urban areas into battlegrounds.
Pregnancy was already dangerous prior to the recent spike in violence. The western hemisphere’s highest rate of maternal death is found in Haiti.
An astounding 950 women lose their lives to complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period each year. Today, childbirth is significantly riskier due to inadequate access to healthcare for mothers.
There is a lack of medication, many hospitals are closed, and over 40% of Haiti’s medical workforce has fled the nation.
Prenatal care, reproductive healthcare, and mental health treatments are among the relatively few essential health services that are widely accessible.
Jolanda Dimanche, a mother who was internally displaced, believes she was fortunate to receive assistance in a capital hospital.
“This child is my first.” He has only been here for two days. At 6 am, I entered the delivery room. The physician exerted every effort to assist me,” the patient claims.
She was able to have a caesarean section, and her baby was born healthy even though the birth did not go as expected.
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