‘They have faced terrifying abuse. They don’t sleep’: General practice in a women’s refuge
Dr Colette Hourigan on the care she is offering to women and children escaping domestic violence.
“Her haemoglobin was 47, the lowest I have ever seen, and she was experiencing chest pains, palpitations, lightheadedness,” Dr Colette Hourigan says.
“She was so close to death, but she was so focused on her children and what was happening to them. That is what amazes me: these mothers will protect their children at any cost.”
