Read our Privacy noticeMore than one in five pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad have been found to be acutely malnourished, with severe funding shortages impacting access to food and healthcare. Three-quarters of malnourished women belong to host communities, often excluded from aid programmes despite sharing already limited resources with arriving refugees. ( Reuters )Malnutrition among pregnant women drastically increases the risk of miscarriage, obstetric haemorrhage and premature birth. On Friday, the World Health Organisation called on countries to strengthen breastfeeding support and health systems ahead of World Breastfeeding Week next week. Breastfeeding has significant health benefits for women and their babies, the WHO said, but support is disrupted in low-income countries and fragile humanitarian settings.