Fistula is the ultimate symbol of childbirth gone wrong because of poor health care access and the high prevalence of men marrying under age girls in Niger.
Ostracised
Many women have been ostracized by their families and communities, and even been banned because of their smell. ” Fistula is a problem that mostly affects women in rural areas where they have no access to health services, where ignorance and tradition prevails over common sense. Obstetric fistula is one such terrible, life-altering injury. Fistula occurs where the circumstances of childbirth collide with broken system.