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I really enjoyed the book. Monique seemed like such a special person, and it was really interesting learning about the culture. Depressing, though. And I wish I could understand how such a culture came about where the men eat first and the children are starving? I don't know which is worse, a 51% C-section rate, or having to give birth in a crumbling shack on a cement block. I wish every woman and baby in the world could be well taken care of...I will be interested to hear if Kris knows whether conditions have improved in the village since she was last there.
-Liz
Liz Matthews
AAMI #1831
mom to Emma (3/17/90~homebirth),
Lily (7/2/01~home waterbirth), and
India (6/11/05~home waterbirth)
"Birth is safe; interference is risky!"
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From: BOLDBookClub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BOLDBookClub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of karen Brody
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:25 AM
To: BOLDBookClub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BOLDBookClub] Monique and the Mango Rains - let the discussion begin!
We hope everyone has been enjoying their summer - and our summer book pick.We encourage you all to start talking about Monique and the Mango Rains now! IT was such a wonderful, rich book filled with many themes. I loved it! I particularly liked learning so much about midwifery in a developing country.We will get to talk with the author, Kris Holloway, at the end of AUgust.Just a reminder our September book is Tina Cassidy's book, "Birth: the suprising History of How We were Born."Warm wishes to all,
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