Ebola fear keeps pregnant women from clinics in the DRC

The DRC’s worst Ebola outbreak to date is turning childbirth into a terrifying ordeal. New mothers describe giving birth next to Ebola treatment centres, while missed prenatal appointments are rising as women avoid clinics for fear of infection. The UN says health service use in the hardest-hit areas is down more than 40 percent, and birth-related deaths in Ituri have doubled, as strikes and closures disrupt care. Al Jazeera’s Cara Legg reports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #DRC #Ebola #MaternalHealth #PrenatalCare #WHO #PublicHealth #BirthRate #AlJazeeraEnglish