Many expectant mothers and their families escaped Kharkiv after the war began Feb. 24. But for some mothers-to-be, their time was too near, the danger of fleeing too great, the complex calculus of risk impossible to untangle.
For Ukrainian women seeking safety as they give birth, it is an ordeal more terrifying than war. 'We can't abandon our patients,' maternity ward supervisor says.
For Ukrainian women seeking safety as they give birth, it is an ordeal more terrifying than war. 'We can't abandon our patients,' maternity ward supervisor says.