Pregnant women in Beirut displacement shelters face severe shortages of medical care and basic necessities

Pregnant women living in displacement shelters in Beirut lack medicine, medical care, and privacy, forcing some to forgo essential health needs.

• A pregnant woman in her fifth month said she cannot afford a $50–70 ultrasound to determine the baby's sex.
• Another woman said the shelters lack private bathrooms and constant medical care, forcing her to give up basic needs to afford medicine.
• A husband reported selling his car to provide food and medicine, and said he cannot afford a $300 ultrasound for fetal anomaly screening.
• A report from the Lebanese Prime Minister’s office stated that about 1 million people were displaced, with over 127,000 in 631 shelters by the end of May.