by Michael Hynds | May 26, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
Recent headline figures from Health Action International indicate far-reaching problems arising for women in Sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: More women will give birth at home and at other riskier settings because of transport restrictions and...
by Michael Hynds | May 22, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
For International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, Maternity Africa’s Founder, Dr Andrew Browning AM, shares some of his thoughts on the challenges facing fistula treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic:...
by Michael Hynds | Mar 19, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
My name is Mariama. I had my first pregnancy when I was 16. I started experiencing labour pain three months before due time. It was something scary because at my seventh month I was already experiencing labour pain. One day I felt like the...
by Michael Hynds | Jan 22, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News
Many people do not fully understand what obstetric fistula is, and how embarrassing or debilitating it can be for many women, sometimes causing them to be ostracized from their families and communities. The excellent television series, Call the Midwife, recently...
by Michael Hynds | Jan 15, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News
Leah is 21 years old. She is one of six siblings, and has a twin. She was adopted by a lady that had no children of her own. However, Leah’s adoptive mother subsequently had a baby, and then she hated Leah. Leah suffered greatly. She managed to...
by Michael Hynds | Dec 23, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
Last week, Maternity Africa was delighted to welcome eight girls from The Girls Foundation of Tanzania and Bishop Henry Gogarty Memorial Girls Secondary School in Kilala, Usa River. The girls asked if they could come to learn about obstetric fistula – its...
