Tears for My Sisters: The Tragedy of Obstetric Fistula

Author:   L. Lewis Wall (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421424170


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   12 March 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   L. Lewis Wall (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781421424170


ISBN 10:   1421424177
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   12 March 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Prologue 1. The Tragedy of Queen Henhenit 2. The Human Obstetrical Dilemma and Its Consequences 3. The Conquest of Obstructed Labor 4. Dr. Sims Finds a Cure 5. Structural Violence and Obstetric Fistula among the Hausa 6. Deadly Delays in Deciding to Seek Care 7. Deadly Delays in Getting to a Place of Care 8. Deadly Delays in Receiving Care 9. Compassion, Respect, and Justice 10. The Vision of Hamlin Fistula Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix Glossary Essay on Sources Index

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The author has reserached his subject well... The writing is good and I found the book easy to reaad. -Ibadete Fetahu, Nursing Times All staff working in obstetrics and gynaecology should read this book, as well as students in the field, as they would all gain insight into this problem. -Nursing Times


The author has reserached his subject well... The writing is good and I found the book easy to reaad. -- Ibadete Fetahu * Nursing Times * All staff working in obstetrics and gynaecology should read this book, as well as students in the field, as they would all gain insight into this problem. * Nursing Times *


All staff working in obstetrics and gynaecology should read this book, as well as students in the field, as they would all gain insight into this problem. * Nursing Times * The author has reserached his subject well... The writing is good and I found the book easy to reaad. -- Ibadete Fetahu * Nursing Times *


The author has reserached his subject well... The writing is good and I found the book easy to reaad. -Ibadete Fetahu, Nursing Times All staff working in obstetrics and gynaecology should read this book, as well as students in the field, as they would all gain insight into this problem.


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L. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil, is the Selina Okin Kim Conner Professor in Arts and Sciences, a professor of anthropology, and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Hausa Medicine: Illness and Well-Being in a West African Culture and the coauthor of Practical Urogynecology.

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