Obstetric fistula is a birth injury caused by prolonged obstructed labour that results in urinary and fecal incontinence. In Western humanitarian and media narratives, fistula is presented as deeply stigmatizing. Alison Heller illustrates these popular narratives only serve the interests of humanitarian organisations, the media, and local clinics.
Obstetric fistula is a birth injury caused by prolonged obstructed labour that results in urinary and fecal incontinence. In Western humanitarian and media narratives, fistula is presented as deeply stigmatizing. Alison Heller illustrates these popular narratives only serve the interests of humanitarian organisations, the media, and local clinics.
Contents Note on Terminology List of Abbreviations Foreword 1 Chapter 1: Incontinence and Inequalities 44 Part I Living Incontinence 45 Laraba's Story 53 Chapter 2: Fistula Stigma 96 Chapter 3: Liminal Wives 143 Part II Clinical Encounters 144 Six Beds, Sixty Minutes 153 Chapter 4: The "Worst Place to be a Mother" 193 Chapter 5: The Indeterminable Wait 234 Part III The Marketplace of Victimhood 235 Arantut's Story 241 Chapter 6: Superlative Sufferers 271 Chapter 7: Costs and Consequences 299 Chapter 8: The Threshold of Continence Appendix Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography
Contents Note on Terminology List of Abbreviations Foreword 1 Chapter 1: Incontinence and Inequalities 44 Part I Living Incontinence 45 Laraba's Story 53 Chapter 2: Fistula Stigma 96 Chapter 3: Liminal Wives 143 Part II Clinical Encounters 144 Six Beds, Sixty Minutes 153 Chapter 4: The "Worst Place to be a Mother" 193 Chapter 5: The Indeterminable Wait 234 Part III The Marketplace of Victimhood 235 Arantut's Story 241 Chapter 6: Superlative Sufferers 271 Chapter 7: Costs and Consequences 299 Chapter 8: The Threshold of Continence Appendix Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography
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