Six deaths and 20 miscarriages reported in Sudan’s East Darfur locality

Medical staff in Bahr al Arab locality, East Darfur, have raised alarm over a sharp rise in miscarriages, saying the cause remains unclear.
Health workers told Darfur24 that the Abu Matariq health centre recorded 20 miscarriages and six deaths linked to complications between August and October last year.

A doctor at the centre, speaking anonymously, said many women arrived with high fever, yet malaria tests were negative. He noted that no clear explanation has been identified and that most miscarriages occurred in the first trimester.

A midwife reported the latest case last Friday, when a woman arrived with severe fever and heavy bleeding, miscarried, and died shortly after reaching the centre.

Patient Azza Suleiman said she miscarried ten days ago after a sudden high fever. She was initially treated at the Abu Matariq facility, which is run by World Vision.

A gynaecologist in Al Daein said his clinic receives four to six miscarriage cases daily, attributing the increase to collapsing health services and rising psychological stress caused by the ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.

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