Maternal Deaths Spike in War-Torn Ukraine By Ed Holt Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/01/maternal-deaths-spike-in-war-torn-ukraine/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_Withdrawal_From_Organizations_Triggers_Global_Alarm_Maternal_Deaths_Spike_in_WarTorn_Ukraine_and_ BRATISLAVA, Jan 7 2026 (IPS) - “It was an emergency caesarean section when the life of the pregnant woman was at risk. We did the operation with just flashlights and no water, and against a backdrop of constant explosions,” says Dr Oleksandr Zhelezniakov, Director of the Obstetrics Department at Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital, in eastern Ukraine. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.