As a new mother, it is terrifying that woman around the world give birth without clean water

NewsHealthCommentAs a new mother, it is terrifying that woman around the world give birth without clean waterAmira Aleem gave birth to her son surrounded by the care afforded by a London hospital. She knows many mothers around the world are not so lucky – and wants to see that changeTuesday 05 May 2026 12:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970535","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/women-birth-baby-pregnancy-water-labour-b2970535.html","title":"As a new mother, the thought of giving birth without clean water is terrifying"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseWaterAid launches 'Time to Deliver' campaign to help expectant mothers around the worldSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Health_Newsletter","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regSourceSection":"Health",...