Focuses on obstetric fistula in the developing world. Statement that women with fistula are often shunned by the community and their babies are almost always stillborn; Development of stress incontinence after delivery; Report that poverty is the main risk factor for obstructed labor and fistula; Need for fistula prevention programs that include the provision of emergency obstetric care; Cost of reconstructive surgery for women with fistula; Survey of fistula service providers by the Women's Dignity Project.
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