{"id":1542,"date":"2015-03-06T16:10:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T16:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2016-01-04T01:31:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T01:31:21","slug":"womens-birth-related-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2015\/03\/06\/womens-birth-related-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Birth-Related Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/mother-baby-e1425745068615.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1544\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/mother-baby-e1425745068615.jpg\" alt=\"mother-baby\" width=\"530\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Child birth is both beautiful and dangerous. Well known and still tragically common are the direct causes of maternal deaths: hemorrhage, infections, obstructed labor, and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. But there <em>also<\/em> exist birth-related disabilities; ones not causing death near the time of delivery, but leading to extended incapacity and suffering not only for women themselves but also their children and families.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are these disabilities? HIV\/AIDS, for one, disproportionately impacts women of childbearing age. The 2013 UNAIDS Report documents that worldwide for women in their reproductive years (15\u201349), HIV\/AIDS is the leading cause of death. Another is obstetrical fistula, leaving women incontinent of urine or feces or both, results from prolonged, obstructed labor. Some 1 million women live with obstetrical fistula, with fewer than two out of one hundred ever being treated. The most horrific birth-related disabilities is female genital mutilation\/cutting; gruesome procedures sometimes referred to as <em>female circumcision<\/em> that result in infertility, recurrent urinary tract infections, and increased risk for childbirth complications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What can we do prevent such women&#8217;s birth-related disabilities? Inclusion of this theme in women&#8217;s health forums is an important step, since these remain largely unrecognized. Support for targeted women&#8217;s health organizations, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fistulafoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fistula Foundation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/28toomany.org\" target=\"_blank\"><em>28 Too Many<\/em><\/a>, can link us with global movements. And supervised service-learning experiences, like those offered through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmed.us\/service-learning\/diplomas\/\" target=\"_blank\">INMED Diploma<\/a> programs, provide real-life application opportunities to intervene on behalf of women at risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Child birth is both beautiful and dangerous. Well known and still tragically common are the direct causes of maternal deaths: hemorrhage, infections, obstructed labor, and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. 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