J Midwifery Womens Health. 2005;50(4):286-294. Direct and indirect factors predisposing to prolonged and obstructed labor include malpresentation and cephalopelvic disproportion. Malpresentation ...

Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, high-quality medical treatment. It leaves women and ...

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The severe scarring caused by FGM can lead to obstructed labour during childbirth, resulting in a Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF), also called Obstetric Fistula, a term often used interchangeably ...

[File, Standard] Every year, Webuye County Hospital in Bungoma County reports a backlog of 10,000 fistula cases. Dr Simon Kisaka, the facility's Medical Superintendent attributed obstetric fistula ...

Each year, an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 new cases of obstetric fistula occur worldwide, with Africa bearing the highest burden, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Researchers in the DRC have developed the LUSSY score, a predictive tool that helps assess the risk of failed surgical ...

Not only did Lorepep lose her baby, who was also cut during the process, but she also developed obstetric fistula - a hole in her birth canal that left her leaking both urine and stool." ...

In reality, the patients suffering from obstetrics fistula are subjected to repression, oppression and isolation by their surroundings. Utmost emphasis should be given on bringing them under treatment ...

Our two-year fellowship focuses on conditions such as maternal mortality, obstetric fistula, preterm birth, neglected tropical diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition and others that ...

GAIBANDHA, Mar 24, 2025 (BSS) - Speakers at a function here today emphasized the need for quick and early identification of fistula patients and bringing them under free treatment facilities to ...