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Fistula Politics: Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger (Medical Anthropology)

Alison W. Heller

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Description:Obstetric fistula is a birthing injury caused by prolonged obstructed labor that results in urinary and fecal incontinence. It is nearly non-existent in the Global North. In contrast Niger, in West Africa, has one of the highest rates of fistula in the world. In Western humanitarian and media narratives, fistula is presented as deeply stigmatizing, resulting in divorce, abandonment by kin, exile from communities, depression and suicide. In Fistula Politics, Alison Heller illustrates the inaccuracy of these popular narratives and shows how they serve the interests not of the women so affected, but of humanitarian organizations, the media, and local clinics. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fistula Politics: Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger (Medical Anthropology). To get started finding Fistula Politics: Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger (Medical Anthropology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Obstetric fistula is a birthing injury caused by prolonged obstructed labor that results in urinary and fecal incontinence. It is nearly non-existent in the Global North. In contrast Niger, in West Africa, has one of the highest rates of fistula in the world. In Western humanitarian and media narratives, fistula is presented as deeply stigmatizing, resulting in divorce, abandonment by kin, exile from communities, depression and suicide. In Fistula Politics, Alison Heller illustrates the inaccuracy of these popular narratives and shows how they serve the interests not of the women so affected, but of humanitarian organizations, the media, and local clinics. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fistula Politics: Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger (Medical Anthropology). To get started finding Fistula Politics: Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger (Medical Anthropology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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