Olesia, a 38-year-old single mom from Kyiv, was enjoying her celebratory baby shower hours before the first Russian bombs fell on Ukraine.
Olesia, pictured wearing a black jacket and the word "love" on her clothes, is shown huddling with other Ukrainian women in a bomb shelter as Russians bombed Kyiv.Often cradling her visibly pregnant belly, Olesia spent three nights in a bomb shelter, hoping the assault would ease and she could remain in Kyiv. But on the fourth day, her maternity hospital was bombed."I understood that I didn't have a place for delivery," Olesia said.
"Once we got to Warsaw, I had a ticket for a plane," she explained."It was very dangerous. The pilot was very afraid I would deliver on the plane. But, I made it."Courtesy Olesia Lieb, who wound up becoming Olesia's primary OB-GYN, looked over her records, then worked tirelessly along with her team to get Olesia emergency public insurance so she could be treated.
Olesia's labor and delivery was an emotional moment for the entire Mount Sinai team, who have felt helpless as they've watched the war impact — and, in many instances, harm — pregnant Ukrainians.
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