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How War Takes Its Toll on Ukraine’s Pregnant Women
How War Takes Its Toll on Ukraine’s Pregnant Women
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NYT World
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Lynsey Addario, Maria Varenikova and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn
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1 Jul 2026 · 09:00 UTC
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War & Militarization
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1 min read
Summary
Documents how armed conflict creates dystopian conditions for pregnant women through infrastructure collapse, forced displacement, and psychological trauma, representing state violence's impact on bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom.
Bombings, blackouts and displacement compound maternal anxiety. Still, many women persevere. “We must bring new life,” one said.
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