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Belly Woman Benjamin Oren Black

Belly Woman By Benjamin Oren Black

Belly Woman by Benjamin Oren Black


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Belly Woman is a testimony to one of the greatest health emergencies of modern times. It raises questions on the lessons not learnt and opportunities not taken for the Covid-19 era and exposes the global inequality of birth.

Belly Woman Summary

Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola: the Untold Story by Benjamin Oren Black

What happens to pregnant women when a humanitarian catastrophe strikes? Belly Woman shines a light on a story often left untold. May, 2014. Sierra Leone is ranked the country with the highest death rate of pregnant women in the world. The same month, Ebola crosses in from neighbouring Guinea. Arriving a few weeks later, Dr Benjamin Black finds himself at the centre of an exponential Ebola outbreak. From impossible decisions on the maternity ward to moral dilemmas at the Ebola Treatment Centres. One mistake, one error of judgment, could spell disaster. An eye-opening work of reportage and advocacy, Belly Woman chronicles the inside journey through an unfolding global health crisis and the struggle to save the lives of young mothers. As Black reckons with the demons of the past, he must try to learn the lessons for a different, more resilient, future.

Belly Woman Reviews

From Sierra Leone to London, from 2014 to 2020, Benjamin Black's account of helping pregnant women in the midst of an Ebola epidemic and a Covid 19 pandemic is heartbreaking and terrifying. Black has done a stellar job of narrating what it is like to be on the frontline of a crisis as it enfolds and then engulfs. Death waits in the shadows of the delivery room, not just for the mother or her child, but for the medical staff, too. A needle prick or a slipped mask can mean the end. The parallels between the two outbreaks are evident, the range of human response not much different: fear, desperation, denial, anger, stoicism, compassion and courage all take their turn. Belly Woman is a must-read for our times. It is riveting, illuminating and humbling. - Aminatta Forna, author of The Memory of Love and The Devil That Danced on the Water; This is an inspirational story of compassion and dedication in the face of a brutal epidemic, and Benjamin Black is the one to tell it. - Leah Hazard, author of Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story'; Brave, moving, and vital. A unique account of battling the Ebola outbreak while providing maternity care in Sierra Leone, and of the incredible women, families, and health workers Dr Black encountered. Read it. - Damien Brown, author of Band-Aid for A Broken Leg

About Benjamin Oren Black

Dr Benjamin Black is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in London and a specialist advisor to international aid organisations. His focus on sexual, reproductive and maternal healthcare for populations in times of crisis has taken him to many countries. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic he provided frontline healthcare to pregnant women and supported international guidelines development. Benjamin also teaches medical teams around the world on improving sexual and reproductive health care to the most vulnerable people in the most challenging of environments. Benjamin is also a member of the expert panel enquiry into racial injustice in UK maternity services.

Additional information

GOR012558022
9781911107576
1911107577
Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola: the Untold Story by Benjamin Oren Black
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Neem Tree Press Limited
2022-10-18
300
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Belly Woman