Miscarriages triple, healthcare access worsens… the nightmare for pregnant women in Gaza

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 11, 2026 · 1010 words · By The FRANCE; Marguerite Ipek LACROIX

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Miscarriages triple, healthcare access worsens… the nightmare for pregnant women in Gaza With over 3,950 cases recorded by the ministry of health in Gaza, the number of miscarriages between January and June has tripled compared with the previous six months.

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During this period, there was approximately one miscarriage for every five live births.

Common ground

The Observers team spoke with two OBGYN doctors in Gaza.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to the UN, every week at least 15 women in Gaza give birth outside of any health facility, without pain relief or medical support.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the UN and does not contain the specific statistic regarding 15 women giving birth weekly outside health facilities.

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web search NEUTRAL — The UN comprises six principal organizations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat and Trusteeship Council which, together with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations

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web search NEUTRAL — In addition to losing its seat in the UN, the UN Secretary-General concluded from the resolution that the General Assembly considered Taiwan to be a province of "China", which refers to the Greater Ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Na…

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the United Nations, it's your world.
https://www.un.org/

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Claim 2: “Dr Rewaa Nasser, a specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics at Al-Shifa Medical Complex, whose maternity ward relocated to Al-Helou International Hospital in northwestern Gaza.”

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Newsy Today and a first-person account from an OB/GYN confirm Dr. Rewaa Nasser's role at Al-Shifa and the relocation of the maternity ward to Al-Helou International Hospital.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dr Shereen Al-Alawi is a gynaecologist and obstetrician at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. She shares Dr Nasser's assessment, and adds that substances from explosives could…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260811-miscarriage…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Rewaa Nasser, a specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics at Al-Shifa Medical Complex whose maternity ward relocated to Al-Helou International Hospital in northwestern Gaza, stated that pregnancy i…
https://www.newsy-today.com/gaza-pregnancy-crisis-miscarriag…

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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Shifa’s maternity building was converted into a building for the wounded and injured of the war. On November 1, when I was working at Al-Helou, I was taking a break in the emergency room after an e…
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/my-stories-as-an-ob-gyn-in-ga…

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Claim 3: “According to figures from the ministry of health in Gaza reported by OCHA on July 23, the number of miscarriages in Gaza has tripled between January and June 2026 compared with the previous six months, with more than 3,950 cases recorded.”

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France 24, CBC News, and another report explicitly cite an OCHA report from July 23 stating that miscarriages tripled between January and June 2026 with over 3,950 cases.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Health Ministry (GHM), officially the Palestinian Ministry of Health – Gaza, is responsible for managing healthcare and medical services in the Gaza Strip. The health ministry's casualty repo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, the Israeli military and authorities committed numerous war crimes, such as the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, attacks on civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes_in_the_Gaza…

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Claim 4: “Only 15% of health facilities are able to provide emergency obstetric and neonatal care as of March 2026”

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The Genethic source mentions that only 15% of health facilities were able to provide emergency obstetric and neonatal care as of March, which matches the claim, but no other independent source corroborates this specific percentage.

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Claim 5: “Several studies, including one conducted in Gaza from 2011 to 2019, have documented the negative impact of a mother’s prenatal exposure to war debris containing heavy metals, notably an increase in the rates of birth defects and premature births.”

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Only Newsy Today mentions the specific studies conducted in Gaza from 2011 to 2019 regarding war debris and heavy metals. Other search results discuss nitrates or general war impacts but not this specific study range.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the targe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip

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Claim 6: “There are only 2,000 hospital beds in Gaza, for a population of more than 2 million people, including 50,000 pregnant women.”

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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia overviews of the Gaza Strip and the war, but does not contain the specific numbers for hospital beds (2,000) or the number of pregnant women (50,000).

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web search NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, [b] is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of We…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_strip

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web search NEUTRAL — The Gaza war[h] is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_War

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Stay on top of Gaza latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/gaza/

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Claim 7: “A commission of inquiry mandated by the UN Human Rights Council found in a report dated March 2025 that the Israeli authorities had partially destroyed the ability of Palestinians in Gaza to have children”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a March 2025 UN Human Rights Council report on the destruction of the ability to have children.

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Claim 8: “With over 3,950 cases recorded by the ministry of health in Gaza, the number of miscarriages between January and June has tripled compared with the previous six months.”

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Multiple independent sources (France 24, Genethic) report that over 3,950 miscarriages were recorded between January and June and that this number is triple that of the previous six months.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Efforts to deny that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians during the Gaza war include challenging the scale and intent of Israeli military actions, casting doubt on casualty statistics, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide_denial

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Claim 9: “During this period, there was approximately one miscarriage for every five live births.”

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Both France 24 and a related report on miscarriages in Gaza state that the rate was approximately one miscarriage for every five live births.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The population of the Gaza Strip underwent a famine as a result of an Israeli blockade during the Gaza war between 22 August 2025 and 19 December 2025. The prevention of basic essentials and humanitar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_famine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 19 January to 18 March 2025, during the Gaza war. It include…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Gaza_war_ceasefir…

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Claim 10: “Since the ceasefire was announced on October 10, 2025, 1,254 Palestinians have been killed and 4,121 wounded, according to figures from the ministry of health in Gaza cited by OCHA.”

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While sources mention a ceasefire in October 2025 and OCHA citing the Ministry of Health, none of the provided evidence snippets confirm the specific casualty figures of 1,254 killed and 4,121 wounded.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the number of miscarriages has tripled between January and June 2026 compared with the previous six months.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260811-miscarriage…

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web search NEUTRAL — OCHA cites the Gaza Ministry of Health, which operates under Gaza’s de facto authorities, rather than presenting the data as independently verified UN casualty totals.
https://impactpolicies.org/news/1026/gazas-ceasefire-reveals…

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web search NEUTRAL — At least 300 children have been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since the October 2025 ceasefire, according to UNICEF. The UN children's agency said the figure means one child has been killed every day…
https://www.ndtvprofit.com/world/one-child-a-day-unicef-deta…

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.