With Two Souls: Midwives in Ethiopia by Indie Mcdowell

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Two Souls: Midwives in Ethiopia Author: Indie Mcdowell Narrator: Yasmin Mwanza, Jennifer Ness Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In 2016, English midwife Indie joined the staff at Attat Hospital in south-western Ethiopia, where Atsede led the midwifery services. It was a meeting that would change their lives. Their close professional relationship, and deep personal friendship, led to them opening a birth centre serving the Gurage women and families of Cheha Woreda, bringing compassionate midwifery care into the heart of traditional communities. Through the two midwives' eyes, as they recount stories from the women they have cared for over the years, we experience the lives of the Gurage people in rich detail. From one night shift which saw Atsede attend 16 births, and 17 babies born, to the day there was a donkey mysteriously tied up inside the hospital. By way of undiagnosed birth defects, the ramifications of female circumcision, obstetric emergencies, and long hours of ordinary, extraordinary births, what shines through is a deep and abiding love for the women in their care, and respect for each other and the colleagues they work alongside.