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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Africa

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Introduction to Obstetric Fistula: A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Preventable Childbirth Tragedy
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    Chapter 2 A Human Rights Approach Toward Eradicating Obstetric Fistula: Expanding Data Collection, Prevention, Treatment, and Continuing Support for Women and Girls Who Have Been Neglected
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    Chapter 3 Archeological Basis for Obstetrical Fistula: A Condition That Is as Ancient as Human Themselves
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    Chapter 4 Obstetric Fistula in Context
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    Chapter 5 Co-occurrence of Obstetric Fistula and Stillbirth in Sub-Saharan Africa
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    Chapter 6 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Africa: Public Health, Sociological, and Medical Perspectives
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    Chapter 7 Women Who Lose Their Lives While Giving Life: Exploring Obstetric Fistula as a Public Health Issue in Kenya
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    Chapter 8 Obstetric Fistula: A Case of Miscommunication—Social Experiences of Women with Obstetric Fistula
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    Chapter 9 The Experience of Childbirth and Obstetric Fistula: Perspectives of Women in Northern Ghana
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    Chapter 10 The Experiences of Women Living with Obstetric Fistula in Burkina Faso: From Delivery to Social Reinsertion
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    Chapter 11 Girls’ and Women’s Social Experiences with Obstetric Fistula in Tanzania: A Public Health Problem
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    Chapter 12 Physical, Psychological, and Social Assessments of Fistula Recovery Among Women in Nigeria and Uganda
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    Chapter 13 Socioeconomic and Healthcare Causes of Obstetric Fistula in Tanzania: Perspectives from the Affected Women
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    Chapter 14 Health-Seeking Behavior Among Women with Obstetric Fistula in Ethiopia
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    Chapter 15 Classification of Female Genital Tract Fistulas
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    Chapter 16 Surgical Treatment for Obstetric Fistula: Not an Easy Option
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    Chapter 17 Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula: Development of a Predictive Score of Failed Surgical Repair
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    Chapter 18 Training and Capacity Building in the Provision of Fistula Treatment Services: The FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative
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    Chapter 19 Medical and Surgical Challenges and Opportunities for Treatment at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre in Sierra Leone
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    Chapter 20 Comparing Three Models of Fistula Care Among Five Facilities in Nigeria and Uganda
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    Chapter 21 Obstetric Fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Neglected Care of Young Women in Rural Areas
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    Chapter 22 Therapeutic Management of Obstetric Fistula: Learning from Implementation of Insertable Devices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Women and Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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    Chapter 23 The Aberdeen Women’s Centre: Providing Care for Girls and Women with Fistula and Other Conditions in Sierra Leone
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    Chapter 24 Height and External Measurement of Pelvic Diameters to Predict Obstetric Fistula in Congolese Women: A Case–Control Study
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    Chapter 25 Designing Preventive Strategies for Obstetric Fistula: Evidence from a Survey Conducted Among Rural and Urban Women in Burkina Faso
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    Chapter 26 Sexual Function in Women with Obstetric Fistulas
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    Chapter 27 Social and Reproductive Health of Women After Obstetric Fistula Repair: Insights from Guinea
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    Chapter 28 Urinary Incontinence Following Obstetric Fistula Surgery
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    Chapter 29 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Northern Ghana: “Not Counted Among Women”
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    Chapter 30 Making the Case for Holistic Fistula Care: Implementation of a Model Reintegration Program in Uganda
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    Chapter 31 Addressing Mental Health in Obstetric Fistula Patients: Filling the Void
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    Chapter 32 Physical Therapy for Women with Obstetric Fistula
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    Chapter 33 Comprehensive Pelvic Floor Health: Beyond the “Hole” in the Wall
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Title
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Africa
Published by
Springer International Publishing, January 2022
DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-06314-5
ISBNs
978-3-03-106313-8, 978-3-03-106314-5
Editors

Laura Briggs Drew, Bonnie Ruder, David A. Schwartz

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