Lubna Al Rayyes dreamed about having a child. When she found out that meant having a C-section in Gaza, her dream became a nightmare. Israel’s war on Gaza meant maternity wards were shut down. She had two choices, deliver on her own, or find a way out.
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Gabrielle Berbey (@gabrielleberbey), Reporter and Producer, Reveal
Salman Ahad Khan (@salmanahadk), Reporter and Producer, Reveal

Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Chloe K. Li with our host Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal. Zaina Badr, Catherine Nouhan, and Manahil Naveed fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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