War and Siege in Tigray

Risks & contraindications

Background

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• The Tigray conflict caused displacement, food insecurity, destruction of health infrastructure, and disruption of maternal and nutrition services. — Burden of birth defects in a war and siege-affected region: a retrospective hospital-based cross-sectional study from Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia
• The study investigated birth defects during the war and siege period using records from hospitals that continued services during the conflict. — Burden of birth defects in a war and siege-affected region: a retrospective hospital-based cross-sectional study from Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia
• The crisis plausibly increased pregnancy risks through several pathways, but the study did not establish causality. — Burden of birth defects in a war and siege-affected region: a retrospective hospital-based cross-sectional study from Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia