Born On the Run: Young Iraq Mothers Fleeing ISIS Give Birth Anywhere They Can

(Save the Children) – With the battle for West Mosul still raging, and ISIS increasingly using civilians as human shields as coalition airstrikes continue, many expectant mothers are fleeing for their lives – in some cases even giving birth on the run. Layla* is just three days old and was born in the ruins of an abandoned house, with shelling and shooting all around. Her 17-year-old mother Rehab* was just days away from her due date when the fighting in her neighbourhood got unbearable and forced her and her family to flee in the middle of the night.

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