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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in AfricaThe Experience of Childbirth and Obstetric Fistula: Perspectives of Women in Northern Ghana

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Africa: The Experience of Childbirth and... [The verbatim accounts of women living in the Upper East Region of Ghana about their experiences of childbirth and experiences of living with obstetric fistula were revisited with a focus on the politico-economic and socio-cultural conditions that allow the preventable problem of obstetric fistula to continue in Ghana. Based upon data collected for a master’s in Nursing thesis, the problem of obstetric fistula was treated as a case study of gender disparities in health, drawing on the concepts of intersectionality, human rights, and a lifespan approach—the latter being necessary if the problem is to be eradicated. It was clear from the women’s accounts that their disadvantaged situations due to the remoteness of their habitations (long distances from healthcare facilities), illiteracy, poverty, and cultural inhibitions contribute toward the perpetuation of the problem of obstetric fistula in the Upper East Region. Finally, we endorsed the recommendations in the Ghana Health Service’s recent Report on the Burden of Obstetric Fistula in Ghana. Perhaps the most critical thing needed to make progress in eradicating obstetric fistula in Ghana is the political will to put these recommendations into action.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in AfricaThe Experience of Childbirth and Obstetric Fistula: Perspectives of Women in Northern Ghana

Part of the Global Maternal and Child Health Book Series
Editors: Drew, Laura Briggs; Ruder, Bonnie; Schwartz, David A.
Pilkington, F. Beryl; Mwini-Nyaledzigbor, Prudence; Agana, Alice Abokai
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Africa — Sep 20, 2022
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-031-06313-8
Pages
121 –134
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-06314-5_9
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Abstract

[The verbatim accounts of women living in the Upper East Region of Ghana about their experiences of childbirth and experiences of living with obstetric fistula were revisited with a focus on the politico-economic and socio-cultural conditions that allow the preventable problem of obstetric fistula to continue in Ghana. Based upon data collected for a master’s in Nursing thesis, the problem of obstetric fistula was treated as a case study of gender disparities in health, drawing on the concepts of intersectionality, human rights, and a lifespan approach—the latter being necessary if the problem is to be eradicated. It was clear from the women’s accounts that their disadvantaged situations due to the remoteness of their habitations (long distances from healthcare facilities), illiteracy, poverty, and cultural inhibitions contribute toward the perpetuation of the problem of obstetric fistula in the Upper East Region. Finally, we endorsed the recommendations in the Ghana Health Service’s recent Report on the Burden of Obstetric Fistula in Ghana. Perhaps the most critical thing needed to make progress in eradicating obstetric fistula in Ghana is the political will to put these recommendations into action.]

Published: Sep 20, 2022

Keywords: Obstetric fistula; Childbirth experience; Perspectives of women; Northern Ghana; Intersectionality; Gender disparities in health; Human rights; Lifespan approach

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