Reporting on refugee issues around the world, including the political, economic and environmental causes of displacement and the people and ideas addressing forced migration. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/series/refugee-mothers-pregnancy-in-exile-refugees/rss en Health Integration Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:50:05 +0000 Fariba Nawa https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare 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 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:18:20 +0000 Amy Fallon https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/17/bidi-bidis-babies-giving-birth-in-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/17/bidi-bidis-babies-giving-birth-in-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-2 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 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:26:56 +0000 Tania Karas https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/07/for-refugees-in-lebanon-giving-birth-comes-at-a-high-price https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/07/for-refugees-in-lebanon-giving-birth-comes-at-a-high-price 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.”