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Pregnant in the Time of Ebola

Women and Their Children in the 2013-2015 West African Epidemic. Global Maternal and Child Health

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Published: 15th Jan 2019
Dimensions: w 178mm h 254mm d 29mm
Weight: 1120g
ISBN-10: 3319976362
ISBN-13: 9783319976365
Barcode No: 9783319976365
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This comprehensive account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history examines its devastating effects on West Africa's most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children. Noted experts across disciplines assess health care systems' responses to the epidemic in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, emphasizing key areas such as pregnancy, prenatal services, childbirth, neonatal care, and survivor health among pregnant and non-pregnant women. The 30 chapters hone in on gender-based social issues exacerbated during the outbreak, from violence against women and girls to barriers to female education. At the same time, chapters pinpoint numerous areas for service delivery and policy improvements for more coordinated, effective, and humane actions during future pandemics. A sampling of the topics: Ebola virus disease: perinatal transmission and epidemiology Comprehensive clinical care for children with Ebola virus disease Maternal and reproductive rights: Ebola and the law in Liberia Ebola-related complications for maternal, newborn, and child health service delivery and utilization in Guinea The Ebola epidemic halted female genital cutting in Sierra Leone-temporarily Maternity care for Ebola at Medecins Sans Frontieres centers Stigmatization of pregnant women with and without Ebola Exclusion of women and infants from Ebola treatment trials Role of midwives during the Ebola epidemic Pregnant in the Time of Ebola is a powerful resource for public health specialists, anthropologists, social scientists, physicians, epidemiologists, nurses, midwives, and governmental and non-governmental agency staff studying the effects of the epidemic on women and children as a result of the most widespread Ebola outbreak to date.

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"It is an important, worthy project, and the volume is the most comprehensive work on "lessons learned" from the West Africa epidemic. It will be an invaluable resource for policy makers and practitioners faced with future health emergencies of international concern." (Catherine Bolten, African Studies Review, Vol. 63 (3), 2020)
"This is a comprehensive and detailed source book for anyone in the medical, public health, anthropology, and political fields who wish to learn about and from the Ebola epidemic of 2013-15. ... It is a rich resource from which to build in order to prevent, provide rapid intervention, and ameliorate the consequences of future Ebola outbreaks." (Joan Ann MacEachen, Doody's Book Reviews, November 8, 2019)