Features, analysis and in-depth reporting on women and girls’ issues – including health, education and conflict – as well as the people and groups working toward solutions. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/series/refugee-mothers-pregnancy-in-exile/rss en Health Minority Rights Reproductive Rights Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:51:05 +0000 Fariba Nawa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare-2 Iran has been lauded for providing free healthcare or subsidized insurance to many Afghan refugees. Yet some 2 million undocumented Afghans have no such benefits and live in fear of debt and deportation. Health Minority Rights Reproductive Rights Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:53:19 +0000 Amy Fallon https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/14/bidi-bidis-babies-giving-birth-in-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/14/bidi-bidis-babies-giving-birth-in-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp In the world’s largest refugee camp, giving birth can be a real challenge. But maternal mortality at Bidi Bidi in Uganda is low, and women often report better delivery conditions than they received at home. Amy Fallon reports for our series ‘Refugee Mothers: Pregnancy in Exile.’ Health Minority Rights Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:33:03 +0000 Tania Karas https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/07/for-refugees-in-lebanon-giving-birth-comes-at-a-high-price-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/07/for-refugees-in-lebanon-giving-birth-comes-at-a-high-price-2 Despite Lebanon’s relatively advanced healthcare system, pregnancy and childbirth are fraught with danger and unaffordable costs for Syrians, reports Tania Karas for our series “Refugee Mothers: Pregnancy in Exile.”