An investigation of the relationship between autonomy, childbirth practices, and obstetric fistula among women in rural Lilongwe District, Malawi

• Main Authors: Julika Ayla Kaplan (Author), Jonathan Kandodo (Author), Joseph Sclafani (Author), Susan Raine (Author), Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby (Author), Alison Norris (Author), Abigail Norris-Turner (Author), Elly Chemey (Author), John Michael Beckham (Author), Zara Khan (Author), Reginald Chunda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury caused by prolonged obstructed labor that results in destruction of the tissue wall between the vagina and bladder. Although obstetric fistula is directly caused by prolonged obstructed labor, many other factors indirectly increase fistula...