Obstetric fistulae in southern Mozambique: incidence, obstetric characteristics and treatment

• Main Authors: Sibone Mocumbi (Author), Claudia Hanson (Author), Ulf Högberg (Author), Helena Boene (Author), Peter von Dadelszen (Author), Anna Bergström (Author), Khátia Munguambe (Author), Esperança Sevene (Author), the CLIP working group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating consequences of unmet needs in obstetric services. Systematic reviews suggest that the pooled incidence of fistulae in community-based studies is 0.09 per 1000 recently pregnant women; however, as facility delivery is increasing, f...