Women delivering babies in Rakhine encounter difficulties because of military airstrikes

Narinjara, April 26, 2025

Health workers and mothers in Rakhine state reported that women giving birth are experiencing difficulties because of airstrikes by the military council. 

At present, hospitals and clinics in Rakhine are shut down due to conflict, leaving women nearing childbirth to deliver in makeshift locations with the assistance of nearby health workers and local traditional midwives. 

A healthcare provider who recently had a baby noted that besides the challenges posed by the delivery site and anxiety over military airstrikes, the infant was permitted to return home sooner than originally planned.