The Prevention and Management of Obstetric Fistula: A Curriculum for Nurses and Midwives
This comprehensive curriculum addresses several critical areas: preventive care, surgical treatment and postoperative recovery, information, education, family and community involvement, counselling, and data collection and use. It also presents learning activities and competency-based skills checklists that help nurses and midwives develop real-world skills for the clinical environment.
Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package: Facilitator’s Manual
This training is intended for health care workers (health officers, midwives, clinical nurses, maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) officers, managers and supervisors at woreda health office and health center levels) to build their knowledge base and capacity to provide care to women who are at risk of or who have developed obstetric fistula. In … Continue reading “Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package: Facilitator’s Manual”
Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package: Participant Handbook
This training is intended for health care workers (health officers, midwives, clinical nurses, maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) officers, managers and supervisors at woreda health office and health center levels) to build their knowledge base and capacity to provide care to women who are at risk of or who have developed obstetric fistula. In … Continue reading “Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package: Participant Handbook”
Picture Book: Preventing Obstetric Fistula
This picture book is designed to support health service providers and field-level workers in raising awareness among local leaders and the general population about obstetric fistula and engaging these audiences in the effort to prevent obstetric fistula and improve maternal health in their communities.
Picture Book: Preventing Obstetric Fistula-Bangla
This picture book is designed to support health service providers and field-level workers in raising awareness among local leaders and the general population about obstetric fistula and engaging these audiences in the effort to prevent obstetric fistula and improve maternal health in their communities. (Bangla)
Obstetric Fistula Digital Stories: Facilitator’s guide
This facilitator’s guide is designed to help those who wish to have conversations about fistula and to educate groups such as health care providers, women with fistula, community members, and policy makers. Specifically, this is a guide to facilitating discussions about digital stories made about 11 women with fistula in which they share how fistula … Continue reading “Obstetric Fistula Digital Stories: Facilitator’s guide”
Obstetric Fistula: A Tragic Experience
A collection of real-life obstetric fistula patient stories, plus interviews with fistula service providers.
Living With Obstetric Fistula: Qualitative Research Findings from Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Few studies have examined what the social consequences are for women with fistula or how the broader social structure in which these women live affects the way they are treated. In this regard, qualitative research was carried out in the countries of Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to examine the lives of women … Continue reading “Living With Obstetric Fistula: Qualitative Research Findings from Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo”
Obstetric Fistula Case Identification Checklist – English
This obstetric fistula care checklist can be used to help determine whether or not a patient is suffering from obstetric fistula and if they should be referred to a hospital. Included is a list of hospitals and contacts where obstetric fistula services are available free of cost.