Giving birth in the shadow of Haiti’s gang violence – photo essay
World
As fighting intensifies in Port-au-Prince, only a fraction of its maternity services remain, and they are under constant threat
Eight months pregnant, Françoise, 45, arrives early in the morning at a deserted school in Bel Air. The hillside neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince has been controlled by gangs since a violent takeover in 2019. Schools have closed, electricity has been cut off and food is scarce. Gunfights can erupt at any time.
Françoise awaits a Doppler ultrasound in a clinic set up for a few hours inside a deserted school in Bel Air
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