Pregnant in the Time of Ebola [electronic resource] : Women and Their Children in the 2013-2015 West African Epidemic /
Schwartz, David A.editor.
Anoko, Julienne Ngoundoung.editor.
Abramowitz, Sharon A.editor.
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 Médecins Sans Frontières 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.
Ebola's Assault on Women, Children, and Family Reproduction: An Introduction to the Issues -- The West African Ebola Epidemic: Overview and Timeline -- Finding Flexibility Within Tradition in Guinea: Diffusing Community Crisis Through Ebola-focused Ethnography -- Effects of the Ebola Epidemic on Health Care of Pregnant Women: Stigmatization With and Without Infection -- Ebola's Unintended Consequences: The Challenges of Managing Pregnant Ebola-suspected Women in Ebola Contexts -- Clinical Care for Pregnant Women in an Ebola Treatment Center -- The Care of Children and Orphans Affected by Ebola During the Response to the Disease in Guinea -- Taking 'Life Off Hold' During a Time of Crisis in Freetown, Sierra Leone -- Public Health Aspects of the Ebola Epidemic in Women and children -- Between Safety, Fear, and Obligation of Care: Being Pregnant in Guinean Ebola Treatment Unit -- Risk Without Recognition: The Experiences of Traditional Midwives and Birth Attendants Who Filled the Gap in the Time of Ebola -- Ebola and Pregnancy in Guinea -- The 2013-2015 Ebola Outbreak and Child Development: Measuring the Impact Among Child Survivors and Peers, and Identifying Opportunities for Care -- Perspectives From Ebola Survivors in Liberia -- Retrospective Community Perceptions of Being Pregnant During the Ebola Outbreak in Urban Liberia -- Comprehensive Clinical Care for Children With Ebola -- Providing Care for Women and Children During the Ebola Epidemic: A Volunteer Physician's Experiences -- Who Delivers? Birthing Roles in Sierra Leone -- Gender-based Violence and Teenage Pregnancy: Neglected Consequences of the 2013 Ebola Outbreak -- Health Workers, Children, and Families: Communication Challenges in the Ebola Context -- Medical Care of Women and Pregnancy in Conakry at the Ignace Deen Hospital During the Ebola Epidemic -- Understanding Sexual Behavior and Fertility Changes in Female Survivors of Ebola.
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 Médecins Sans Frontières 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.
Maternal and child health services.
Infectious diseases.
Medical anthropology.
Emergency medicine.
Obstetrics.
Maternal and Child Health.
Infectious Diseases.
Medical Anthropology.
Emergency Services.
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery.