Monique and the Mango Rains : Two Years with a Midwife in Mali

from whjensen

What if you lives in a country where, if you are a woman, you have a 1 in 12 chance of dying in childbirth? What if you are expected to have three, four, five children? What if a complication means being bundled on the back of a moped and being driven fast to the nearest larger village, where the...

from tela1226

In 1989 Kris Holloway left rural Ohio and traveled to Mali in West Africa. From the first chapter of her book, the reader is transported there as well. The author offers riveting descriptions of everyday life in a country that most of us would be hard-pressed to find on a map. She paints a vivid ...

from Lallybroch

In Mali, the maternal death rate in childbirth is one of the highest in the world. True, Malian women average 7 children to the US women's 2 children, but the absence of modern medicine makes childbirth a dangerous activity. That is why Monique was such an asset to her village and to those villag...

from Bonni208

This is a delightful book that I was sad to see come to an end. Holloway writes of her time spent in Mali as a member of the Peace corp. She worked side-by-side with a midwife and received a hands-on education about the culture, medical practices, and challenges of the local communities. I highly...

from mcna217

"Monique and the Mango Rains" is the story of Monique Dembele, a midwife and health care worker, as told through the eyes of Kris Holloway, a Peace Corps volunteer who assisted her in the local clinic and birthing facility. Ms. Holloway served in Mali from 1989 through 1991 and during that time d...