46 years of silence: Obstetric fistula leaves women battling stigma, isolation

For 46 years, Alice Atieno lived with a condition she did not understand and could not control. A childbirth injury that occurred in 1980 left her leaking urine and stool, forcing her into decades of shame, isolation and rejection. She… For 46 years, Alice Atieno lived with a condition she did not understand and could not control. A childbirth injury that occurred in 1980 left her leaking urine and stool, forcing her into decades of shame, isolation and rejection. She stopped moving freely in public, withdrew from society and watched relationships around her slowly change. […] The post 46 years of silence: Obstetric fistula leaves women battling stigma, isolation appeared first on KBC Digital.