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Love, Labor, Loss.
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Love, Labor, Loss.
South Sudan
Real name:
Veronica Ades
Veronica Ades
Veronica
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Pain
"You can’t cut out the problem in every case; sometimes it’s a suspicion that something doesn’t add up, a conversation, a little prying, and a shoulder to cry on."
06 Apr 2016 / 9 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Hemoglobin of 2
"I will not let this woman die."
17 Mar 2016 / 21 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Arm
“She says you can bring the pain. She can handle it.”
02 Mar 2016 / 8 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Precious Baby
“You need to make sure she is strong so she can grow up to be the President of South Sudan.”
26 Feb 2016 / 8 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Syrian
Working on a project supporting Syrian refugees makes OB/GYN Veronica reflect on her own roots.
15 Oct 2014 / 6 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Doers
"We are do-ers. We are people who like to jump in, get our hands dirty, and fix the problem."
12 Oct 2014 / 11 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Footloose and Fancy Free
Veronica blogs from the beginning of a new assignment in Jordan
10 Oct 2014 / 4 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Rupture
"Suddenly, noiselessly, the patient is awake. Her large eyes are wide open, and staring at us."
23 May 2012 / 14 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Yin A Mat Po? (Are You Happy?)
The woman's pelvis is tiny - too small for a baby to pass through. But luckily she has come to the hospital in time. Veronica blogs...
17 Apr 2012 / 5 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Sepsis
OB/GYN Veronica treats a 19-year-old patient with obstructed labour.
13 Apr 2012 / 9 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Head Entrapment
Katie, the Australian midwife, wakes me up at 4:30 am.
02 Apr 2012 / 7 minute read
Veronica Ades
Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Precious Blood
"If we give it to her, then the next person who comes in with a life-or-death need for blood will die."
27 Mar 2012 / 6 minute read