Through a Glass Darkly

On Being a Doctor16 March 2010Through a Glass DarklyTumi Johnson, MDTumi Johnson, MDFrom Gouverneur Healthcare Services, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 11217.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The first time I heard the term “neglect” regarding an African mother was during my work in Niger, West Africa, as a member of the medical team of a well-respected relief organization. I might have been sitting in one of the weekly meetings at which we had to review the clinic and hospital admission numbers, deaths, and patterns of morbidity and mortality we were seeing. Someone mentioned that the reason a child had died was that “her mother waited too late to bring her in to the hospital.” A few nodded knowingly. A common scenario: Septicemia that began as a ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Gouverneur Healthcare Services, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 11217.Corresponding Author: Tumi Johnson, MD, 413 Pacific Street, Apartment 2A, Brooklyn, NY 11217. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 16 March 2010Volume 152, Issue 6Page: 400-401KeywordsChild healthChildrenHealth care providersMilkMorbidityMotivationNursesTasteTemperatureTuberculosis ePublished: 16 March 2010 Issue Published: 16 March 2010 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...