Fistula Politics: Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger
(Part of the Medical Anthropology Series)
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1978800363
ISBN13:9781978800366
Release Date:October 2018
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:270 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Grade 11 and higher
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