From Band-AIDS to Scalpels

Born and raised in Dartmouth, NS, Dr. Rohini Bannerjee is an Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, as well as a Faculty member of the Asian Studies Women and Gender Studies programs at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is also the Graduate Coordinator for the International Development Studies Program. Her primary area of research is in contemporary Indo-Mauritian Francophone literature and Cultural Studies.Dr. Karim Mukhida is an anesthesiologist and pain physician at Dalhousie University who was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has done clinical training in Neurosurgery and Anesthesia, a PhD in Neurobiology, and an MBA. His interests lie in neuroanesthesia, acute and chronic pain management, the medical humanities and global health.

From Band Aid to Scalpels: Motherhood Experiences in/of medicine is a collection of not-often talked about personal stories and deeply thought-provoking research essays, which don’t fail to hit home. A must read for anyone in or interacting with the health care system! - Franziska Miller, MD // This book is an enjoyable read for all women in healthcare. The stories are topical, and I have no doubt people will make connections with their own experiences. Although the stories are based in medicine, females in other health professions would also find common ground.- Dr. Wendy A. Stewart here they are: MD,MMEd,PhD,FRCPC Associate Professor and Director of Humanities, Dalhousie University, New Brunswick // This diverse and engaging collection invites us to listen to the experiences of health care practitioners, academics, and women who “mother” in various ways—many occupying more than one of these roles at the same time. From Band-Aids to Scalpels raises complex questions about the ways of knowing and being in the world formed at the tense intersection of medicine and maternity. - Michele Byers. Professor Women & Gender Studies, Saint Mary's University, Saint Mary's University is in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the original Mi'kmaq People.