UNFPA / UKRAINE MATERNAL HEALTHCARE

Ukraine faces its fifth year of full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, which has left the health care system overstretched and overstrained. UNFPA

• Video Length: 00:05:26
• Production Date: 23 February 2026
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND - UNFPA
• Subject Topical: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 3537950
• Parent Id: 3537950
• Alternate Title: unifeed260223c

Description

STORY: UNFPA / UKRAINE MATERNAL HEALTHCARE
TRT: 05:26
SOURCE: UNFPA
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNFPA ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: UKRAINIAN/ NATS

DATELINE: DECEMBER 2025, UKRAINE

Shotlist

DECEMBER 2025, KHARKIV MUNICIPAL CLINICAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY HOSPITAL NO. 25, KHARKIV, UKRAINE

1. Various shots, woman undergoing ultrasound during prenatal visit
2. Various shots, woman in labor, woman giving birth by cesarean section, operating room
3. Various shots, medical team attending to newborn infant, woman meeting her newborn
4. Various shots, construction of underground maternity ward.

DECEMBER 2025, SUMY REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER, SUMY, UKRAINE

5. Wide Shot, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
6. Various shots, nurse, newborn infant, medical monitors, supplies, boarded-up window, NICU
7. Various shots, mother, newborn, mother receiving assistance bottle-feeding, newborn receiving care

DECEMBER 2025, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER OF KROLEVETS CITY COUNCIL, SUMY REGION, UKRAINE

8. Wide shot, a woman with stroller arriving at health center
9. Various shots, baby waiting to be seen, baby receiving health examination
10. Various shots, gynecological examination room, gynecologist preparing room, gynecologist conducting exam behind curtain, gynecologist conducting breast examination, gynecologist reviewing results, gynecologist discussing family planning options with patient
11. Close up, family planning options

Storyline

Ukraine faces its fifth year of full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, which has left the health care system overstretched and overstrained.

Since the start of the invasion, there have been over 2,700 attacks on healthcare facilities.

These, coupled by relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, have damaged buildings, equipment and supplies, and put healthcare workers under severe danger.

The toll on maternal and newborn health is mounting to critical levels.

Premature birth rates have spiked, reaching twice the national average in front-line areas, while life-threatening complications like uterine rupture and hypertension are rising.

UNFPA continues to support maternal health systems in Ukraine, by providing health supplies, fortifying hospitals against attacks, and supporting Ukraine’s over-strained health workers, including its network of midwives.