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Obstetric fistulae in the developing world

Obstetric fistulae in the developing world Obstetric fistulae is a problem commonly encountered in the developing world, that affects women of childbearing age during pregnancy and the labour process, resulting in debilitating urinary and/or faecal incontinence. Historically this predicament was also suffered by the developed world until the middle of the last century. Thus, this is not a new world crisis, but simply one of economic and health development. In the last two decades, new global initiatives have been instituted in the developing world to improve training and education in preventative and curative fistulae treatment by developing a unified classification and using evidence-based learning as a tool. This modern approach to the management of a devastating condition can only serve to achieve the World Health Organization objective of ‘health security for women throughout their life span’. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health Mark Allen Group

Obstetric fistulae in the developing world

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Copyright © 2010 MA Healthcare Limited
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1759-7374
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2052-4293
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10.12968/ajmw.2010.4.1.46310
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Abstract

Obstetric fistulae is a problem commonly encountered in the developing world, that affects women of childbearing age during pregnancy and the labour process, resulting in debilitating urinary and/or faecal incontinence. Historically this predicament was also suffered by the developed world until the middle of the last century. Thus, this is not a new world crisis, but simply one of economic and health development. In the last two decades, new global initiatives have been instituted in the developing world to improve training and education in preventative and curative fistulae treatment by developing a unified classification and using evidence-based learning as a tool. This modern approach to the management of a devastating condition can only serve to achieve the World Health Organization objective of ‘health security for women throughout their life span’.

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African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health – Mark Allen Group

Published: Jan 1, 2010

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