S15 · Labour Room

Obstetrics and newborn care in the field

Children are born even under field conditions. The labour room of the GRC Emergency Hospital provides obstetrics, gynaecological care and neonatal medicine — every day, alongside ongoing emergency operations. The proximity to the operating theatre is deliberate: in the event of an emergency caesarean, every minute counts.

More than 1,200 children have been delivered at the Red Cross Emergency Hospital in Rafah since May 2024 — around 13% by caesarean section (compared to 32% in Germany).

Obstetrics in a Red Cross Emergency Hospital means being prepared for complications that would be routine in a stable clinical environment — under conditions where transfers to specialised facilities are often not possible.