Mona survived the agonising journey, but others facing the same stark choice in Yemen have not.
By Charlene Anne RodriguesMona, 19, expected the 40km journey to the hospital would take four hours from her home on top of rocky mountains. But with no roads - suffering labour pains and in bad weather - it took seven hours instead.When the camel could go no further, Mona dismounted and trudged the final leg of her journey on foot with her husband.
"There were times I prayed that God would take me away and protect my baby so I could escape the pain."Pregnant women journeying to Bani Saad hospital, the only medical facility in the province Women, family members, or partners often assist pregnant women for hours through the hills to the hospital.
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