What it’s like to be a midwife in Gaza during Israel’s genocide – Mondoweiss

The ongoing Israeli war and blockade of food and humanitarian aid in Gaza have left pregnancy fraught with danger in the Strip, not only for mothers-to-be, but also for the midwives struggling to protect them.

“I work to support pregnant women in this makeshift hospital,” said Renad Salem, a 24-year-old midwife working at a UK-Med maternity facility. “But it feels like I’m the one in desperate need of support.”

Living in al-Shati camp in the north and serving in…