Obstetric fistula : guiding principles for clinical management and programme development documents / [managing editors, Gwyneth Lewis and Luc de Bernis].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Health Organization. Department of Making Pregnancy Safer.

Series:

Integrated management of pregnancy and childbirth.

aIntegrated management of pregnancy and childbirth

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fistula, Vesicovaginal--Treatment.

Fistula, Vesicovaginal.

Childbirth--Complications.

Childbirth.

Physical Description:

73 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This manual is intended to be a practical guide to be read and used at many different levels by many different people, especially health-care professionals and planners, policy-makers and community leaders. Its three main objectives illuminate its wide reach and potential utility. First of all, it strives to draw attention to the urgent issue of obstetric fistula and advocates for change. Secondly, it provides essential, factual background information along with principles for developing fistula prevention and treatment strategies and programmes. Finally, it endeavours to contribute to the development of more effective services for women under treatment for fistula repair. It is divided into two sections: 1. Understanding the problem and developing national approach; and 2. Basic principles for caring for women undergoing obstetric fistula repair. It is expected that this manual will be used extensively by countries and partners to implement and scale-up effective programmes for eliminating obstetric fistula.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Understanding the problem and developing a national approach

1 Introduction

2 Basic principles for caring for women undergoing obstetric fistula repair

3 Clinical and surgical principles for the management and repair of obstetric fistula

Annex A: The classification of obstetric fistula

4 Principles of nursing care

Annex B: Patient card (Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital)

Annex C: Recipes for tinctures and emulsions

5 Principles for pre- and postoperative physiotherapy

6 Principles for the social reintegration and rehabilitation of women who have had an obstetric fistula repair.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-84168-0

9786610841684

92-4-068200-7

OCLC:

437176641