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	UNFPA.org - Campaign to End Fistula - http://www.endfistula.org/ UN agency defines the problem and how it intends to address it.
	NYTimes.com - After a Devastating Birth Injury, Hope - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24hospital.html Article discussing fistula-reversal operations in Tanzania paid for by a charitable group, Amref, the African Medical and Research Foundation.
	The Fistula Foundation - http://www.fistulafoundation.org/ Offering treatment and prevention through support of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, as well as programs across the country. Includes details of the hospital, and information about the fundraising and educational work of the organization.
	The Worldwide Fund for Mothers Injured in Childbirth - http://www.wfmic.org/ Founded out of concern for the many thousands of women in the developing world who suffer from injuries or death related to labor and delivery. Provides or supports education, advocacy, awareness, medical care, and research. Has a number of articles about the problem in pdf format.
	Love, Labor, Loss - A Documentary Film - http://www.governessfilms.com/fistula/ Companion site to a documentary film spotlighting women in Niger, West Africa suffering from obstetric fistula. Copies available for a fee for community based screenings and fundraisers.

	One By One - http://www.fightfistula.org/ Organization engaging the public and providing financial support to those who treat and prevent fistula in the developing world.
	NPR : Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women a Chance at Care - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6907000 Complications during delivery are a leading cause of death for women giving birth in developing countries. At Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, some women are getting a chance at treatment. [8:49 streaming audio broadcast]
	UN Chronicle - Obstetric Fistula: Life Shattering But Preventable - http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2005/issue3/0305p04.html Very long essay with many statistics.
	WHO - Obstetric fistula: guiding principles for clinical management and programme development - http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/docs/obstetric_fistula/ 81-page document in pdf format.
	Rectovaginal Fistula Information - http://www.geocities.com/dinimerz/rectovaginal_fistula.htm Basic information about a rare but serious complication of child birth. Includes description, cause, symptoms, repair options, advice, research links and support.

	NYTimes.com - Alone and Ashamed - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/opinion/16KRIS.html Obstetric fistulas are quite common in Africa. Here is a description of the problem, its prevalence, and what some people are doing about it.
	NYTimes.com - Scholars Argue Over Legacy of Surgeon Who Was Lionized, Then Vilified - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/science/28SIMS.html J. Marion Sims, called by some the "Father of Gynecology" perfected his technique of repairing fistulas on American slave women in the 1840s. This story is about his efforts and how he's viewed by historians.
	VOA News - Two Million Women and Girls Affected by Obstetric Fistula - http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-08/2006-08-03-voa32.cfm Article and mp3-format interviews on the occasion of the 2006 UN report on the Global Campaign to End Fistula.
	The Trauma of Childbirth - http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/development/trauma020306.html Website to accompany a radio story (available in Realaudio format) by Radio Netherlands about obstetric fistulas and their treatment in Nigeria. Includes details about the history of this complication and the money and resources needed to adequately treat it across Africa.

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