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Turning Shame into Joy for Mothers in Nigeria

Could anything hurt a woman’s spirit more than to be leaking and dribbling urine or bodily waste? Obstetric Fistula occurs when the baby’s head puts too much pressure on the mother’s maternal tissues, cutting the blood supply. The tissue dies and leaves a hole, or fistula, causing urine and faeces to leak uncontrollably. The main […]