Obstetric fistula location diagram.

The Agonizing Reality of Obstetric Fistula

Padma Thapa, a 65-year-old woman living in Nepal, was given a second chance at life in 2018 after receiving surgery for her obstetric fistula, a condition caused by prolonged obstructed labor that causes incontinence, the involuntary leakage of stool, urine, and blood.
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