‘A Walk to Beautiful’ Ends Happily for Some Obstetric Fistula Sufferers

Obstetric fistulas remain largely unknown to women living in Western Europe, Canada, and the United States, where medical care or other professional assistance such as midwives is available to women before, during, and after childbirth. In parts of the world where medical care remains unavailable, however, this problem is much more common. Obstetric fistulas develop…