2023-05-24 04:00:47
- The current UN goal is to eradicate obstetric fistula by 2030.
- It is one of the most aggressive birth injuries, although it can be almost completely prevented.
- Based on global statistics, during 2022, 500,000 women with prolonged labor were registered.
Obstetric fistula is a very serious birth injury that can occur as a consequence of prolonged delivery. To eradicate it, the United Nations Population Fund leads a campaign that promotes timely access to quality neonatal care. Also the assistance of professionals with knowledge of midwifery and universal access to contraceptive methods.
This lesion consists of a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum. It leaves women and girls leaking urine, feces, or both, and often leads to chronic medical problems, infections, infertility, depression, social isolation, and deepening poverty. 90% of pregnancies with obstetric fistula end in fetal death.
For these reasons, the United Nations Organization (UN) recalls that it is essential to redouble efforts to reduce maternal injuries and disabilities. He also denounces that health systems and communities are not doing enough to end this problem.
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It occurs when there is no proper blood flow to the tissues in the woman’s pelvis.
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Gender discrimination and social marginalization create additional risks, causing obstetric fistula to occur disproportionately among impoverished, neglected and marginalized women and girls.
Solutions to prevent it
- Timely access to high-quality emergency obstetric and neonatal care.
- Assistance from professionals with knowledge of midwifery at delivery.
- Universal access to modern contraceptive methods.
In addition, the UN stresses that health systems can reduce obstetric fistula monitoring prevalence, correcting gaps in care and ensuring universal access to a competent health workforce.
National health plans must also address gender discrimination and other factors that make women and girls more vulnerable to maternal mortality and disease.
Lastly, the UN considers that, in order to end obstetric fistula by 2030the global target within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, political leadership and increased investment are essential.
500,000 women had prolonged labor
A prolonged and obstructed labor can not only cause the obstetric fistula it can also cause the death of the mother and the birth of a stillbirth.
Unfortunately, it is estimated that for half a million women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab States region, and Latin America and the Caribbean, childbirth lasted too long, with devastating consequences.
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The Population Fund leads the global campaign to eradicate the fobstetric fistula, and should it occur, so that women and girls have access to comprehensive treatment, including surgical repair and social reintegration and rehabilitation. The campaign has been running for 20 years.
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