obstetric fistula
WMC Exclusive: %26quot;A Walk to Beautiful%26quot; - The Power of Women%26#39;s Stories
But as Peggy Simpson writes in today%26#39;s WMC Exclusive, that%26#39;s just what PBS/NOVA did in producing A Walk to Beautiful, a documentary airing tonight about the epidemic of obstetric fistula, a totally preventable medical condition that …
Majority Post - http://womensmediacenter.com/b2evolution/index.php?blog=5|||Okay, so I%26#39;m flipping through the stations at home on TV guess …
What is an obstetric fistula, you might be wondering? Well it%26#39;s basically an extremely painful and tragically embarrassing thing that happens to women after childbirth that has been neglected. There are like 60 gynecologists for the …
overspilled musings - http://andetruman.blogspot.com/|||PBS Nova-Fistula
It is about Ethiopian women who walk across miles of nowhere for surgery on their obstetric fistula. This is not seen very much at all in developed countries-but is frequent in developing countries. It is caused by early teen pregnancy, …
Too Many Seizures - http://multred-a.livejournal.com/|||Women in Ethiopia devastated by childbirth injuries
“A Walk to Beautiful” tells the stories of rural women who make their way to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, seeking treatment for obstetric fistula, a life-shattering complication of childbirth that was once common in the …
Thirteen/WNET - http://www.thirteen.org
|||Healing Childbirth Injuries in Ethiopia (The Leonard Lopate Show …
Obstetric fistula was once a common childbirth injury, but it’s now relegated to the poorest regions of the world. In Ethiopia, women who suffer from fistulas are treated like social pariahs and forced to live alone – unless they can …
WNYC%26#39;s Leonard Lopate Show - http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate
|||Women’s Health: Childbirth
Without adequate birth support, obstructed labor can lead to the development of obstetric fistula, “the most devestating of all pregnancy-related disabilities,” according to the UN Population Fund. While fistulas are virtually unheard …
Feminist Mormon Housewives - http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org|||A Walk to Beautiful
The film tells the personal stories of rural women who make their way to Addis Ababa, seeking treatment for obstetric fistula, a life-shattering complication of childbirth that was once common in the pre-industrial United States but …
Radical Womanhood - http://solofemininity.blogs.com/posts/|||TV - the good and the bad
This is a collection of stories of rural Ethiopian women who are treated as pariahs in their communities because they have obstetric fistula [a childbirth complication that causes chronic incontinence]. If looking on your local tv guide …
The Family Expansion - http://hattonfamily.blogspot.com/|||Five Things to Do Today
PBS presents A Walk to Beautiful, a one-hour doc that explores the tragic lives of Ethiopian women who’ve become outcasts in their communities due to obstetric fistula, a serious childbirth injury. 2. Vote on your favorite waterfront …
Blurbex - http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/blurbex|||Living testimony: Obstetric fistula and inequities in maternal health.11 Apr 2008
Experiences of women living with obstetric fistula, their families, community members, and health care providers are brought to light. This information represents important research on the social, cultural, political, and economic …
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