Pregnant women face checkpoint ordeal in West Bank

Following outbreaks of violence, Israel seals off the West Bank, leading to blocked roads and closed checkpoints that create severe ordeals for pregnant women seeking medical care.

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'She was haemorrhaging': In the West Bank, the checkpoint ordeal for pregnant women

Roads blocked and checkpoints closed: After every outbreak of violence, Israel seals off the West Bank. Like after events in Nablus, where two Israeli settlers and four Palestinians died on July 24. Our correspondent Claire Duhamel travelled with a paramedic who regularly transports pregnant women to hospital.

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Pregnant women face checkpoint ordeal in West Bank

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'She was haemorrhaging': In the West Bank, the checkpoint ordeal for pregnant women

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