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Mahabouba Muhammad
Prudence Lemokouno was a woman in Cameroon whose baby died in the womb, and who died shortly after from a ruptured uterus. Prudence could have been treated and saved, but she was neglected in the hospital for reasons including poverty, a lack of healthcare resources, indifference of medical workers, and the broader problem of misogyny that exacerbated all of these issues.
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Prudence Lemokouno Character Timeline in Half the Sky
The timeline below shows where the character Prudence Lemokouno appears in Half the Sky. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7
...question, Kristof and WuDunn ask the reader to “consider the factors that converged to kill Prudence Lemokouno,” which are many. A young mother of three, Prudence was a patient in a...
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...women’s disregard for preventative health measures, appearing spiteful and angry. By the time Kristof arrived, Prudence had been in the hospital for two days and her baby had died, now rotting...
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The authors outline four reasons behind Prudence’s death. First, biology played a role: “Humans are the only mammals that need assistance in...
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