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Addressing obstetric fistula through comprehensive approaches (Part 1)

Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 See Part 2 of the video>> Download the video >> https://vimeo.com/58708500 Moderator: Karen Beattie, EngenderHealth Experiences of women seeking fistula treatment from five countries: Implications for prevention and treatment services Karen Beattie, EngenderHealth View a PDF of the abstract>> View a PDF of the presentation>> This session began with Beattie describing work … Continue reading “Addressing obstetric fistula through comprehensive approaches (Part 1)”

Obstetric Fistulas Caused by Medical Intervention – More Common Than We May Think

We typically think of genitourinary fistula as tragic birth injury, resulting from the death of soft tissue during obstructed labor without timely medical intervention. Most fistulas are indeed obstetric, but a recently published article by Dr. Thomas Raassen and others found that over 13% of women presenting for fistula repair surgery suffered because of accidents … Continue reading “Obstetric Fistulas Caused by Medical Intervention – More Common Than We May Think”

Experts Gather to Discuss New Methods for Measuring Obstetric Fistula

EngenderHealth, which leads the USAID-supported Fistula Care Plus (FC+) project, and the Maternal Health Task Force recently co-convened two meetings on obstetric fistula in Boston, from July 8-11. The first meeting examined recent research and emerging research priorities in fistula prevention and treatment. The second meeting dug deeper into the issue of how we measure … Continue reading “Experts Gather to Discuss New Methods for Measuring Obstetric Fistula”

Obstetric Fistula Technical Meeting Convened by Maternal Health Task Force and EngenderHealth

On July 8-11, the MHTF had the privilege of co-hosting two meetings with the Fistula Care Plus project, led by EngenderHealth. It was a terrific opportunity to learn about the current state of fistula research, discuss gaps in surveillance and measurement, as well as consider our shared goal of how best to support providers in … Continue reading “Obstetric Fistula Technical Meeting Convened by Maternal Health Task Force and EngenderHealth”