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Fistula Politics
Alison Heller
其他書名
Birthing Injuries and the Quest for Continence in Niger
出版Rutgers University Press, 2018-10-15
主題Social Science / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialMedical / Public HealthSocial Science / Developing & Emerging CountriesMedical / Gynecology & ObstetricsSocial Science / Disease & Health IssuesSocial Science / Women's Studies
ISBN197880038X9781978800380
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kVRNDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.