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Obstetric Fistula (12)
- Top/Health/Conditions and Diseases/Genitourinary Disorders/Bladder/Incontinence
- Top/Health/Reproductive Health/Pregnancy and Birth/Childbirth/Episiotomy
- Top/Health/Women's Health
- Top/Society/People/Women/Issues/Health
Companion site to a documentary film spotlighting women in Niger, West Africa suffering from obstetric fistula. Copies available for a fee for community based screenings and fundraisers.
http://www.governessfilms.com/fistula/
Complications during delivery are a leading cause of death for women giving birth in developing countries. At Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, some women are getting a chance at treatment. [8:49 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6907000
Article discussing fistula-reversal operations in Tanzania paid for by a charitable group, Amref, the African Medical and Research Foundation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24hospital.html
Obstetric fistulas are quite common in Africa. Here is a description of the problem, its prevalence, and what some people are doing about it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/opinion/16KRIS.html
J. Marion Sims, called by some the "Father of Gynecology" perfected his technique of repairing fistulas on American slave women in the 1840s. This story is about his efforts and how he's viewed by historians.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/science/28SIMS.html
Organization engaging the public and providing financial support to those who treat and prevent fistula in the developing world.
http://www.fightfistula.org/
Offering treatment and prevention through support of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, as well as programs across the country. Includes details of the hospital, and information about the fundraising and educational work of the organization.
http://www.fistulafoundation.org/
Website to accompany a radio story (available in Realaudio format) by Radio Netherlands about obstetric fistulas and their treatment in Nigeria. Includes details about the history of this complication and the money and resources needed to adequately treat
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/development/trauma020306.html
Founded out of concern for the many thousands of women in the developing world who suffer from injuries or death related to labor and delivery. Provides or supports education, advocacy, awareness, medical care, and research. Has a number of articles about
http://www.wfmic.org/
Very long essay with many statistics.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2005/issue3/0305p04.html
UN agency defines the problem and how it intends to address it.
http://www.endfistula.org/
81-page document in pdf format.
http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/docs/obstetric_fistula/
Last Updated: 2007-01-02 16:31:12
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