Obstetric fistula disables millions of women and girls in developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently launched a global ...

Today, the 23 rd May 2017, is the fourth International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. The day was first observed by the UN in 2013, but fistula has been a silent death for generations for millions of ...

Obstetric fistula is preventable and treatable — and ending it is within our reach. Caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without timely care, it reflects deep inequalities in access to quality ...

A medical aid group says many pregnant African women suffer needlessly from complicated or prolonged labor. As a result, they’re forced to live with obstetric fistula – a condition that scars them ...

As the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula approaches Tuesday, scores of women who have been treated for the medical condition are encouraging their peers in northern Cameroon to get help. Many ...

Editor’s Note: “Life’s Work” features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of medicine. The names of some fistula patients have been changed to protect their privacy. It’s ...

Obstetric fistula is preventable and treatable — and ending it is within our reach. Caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without timely care, it reflects deep inequalities in access to quality ...

Opinion Columnist, reporting from Nairobi, Kenya. One of the most dangerous things a woman can do in much of the world is become pregnant, and the risks caught up with a Kenyan named Alice Wanjiru a ...

Today marks the United Nations International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. How many of us have heard of obstetric fistula, let alone begin to imagine the pain and indignity of those impacted by it? In ...

Fistula prevention involves strategies to educate communities about the cultural, social, and physiologic factors that increase the risk for fistula. On the basis of physiologic immaturity, ...