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#obstetric fistula Liberia #maternal health crisis Africa #emergency obstetric care Liberia #preventable birth injury #Frontpage Africa


Thousands of Liberian Women Suffer a Preventable Birth Injury While Care Lags Decades Behind

By Augusta S. Lafalay with New Narratives Summary: For fourteen years, S. said she woke up every morning to wet and smelly sheets. She had no name for what was wrong with her. She had no doctor to visit, no clinic that could help. All she had was shame — and silence. It started with…

Augusta S. Lafalay
Frontpage Africa

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