Preventing birth injury among women in Africa: Case studies in Northern Nigeria.
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 61 (4) , 533-539
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0085018
Abstract
Among the most serious maternal injuries from childbirth in Africa is vesicovaginal fistula (VVF). Case studies of 55 VVF patients in northern Nigeria showed them to be poor, underage village women without sufficient access to modern health facilities at the time of the injury. Suggestions for short-term and long-term preventive measures are presented and discussed.Keywords
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- University of Maine
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