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The joy of motherhood

Amaresh was full of joy to become a mother. But when she went into labour, something went wrong. At the end of the first day, her baby had not arrived. ...

September 22nd, 2016 Read More

35 years with a fistula: Eshe’s story

Eshe dreamed of a big family but suffered multiple miscarriages. During her tenth pregnancy she had a very difficult labour. She laboured at home for three days....

September 22nd, 2016 Read More

Alemtsehay once hoped for death. Thanks to you, she’s now a happy mother.

Alemtsehay laboured at home for seven days. On the seventh day she could not push anymore and was unable to move her legs. Exhausted, she blacked out....

September 21st, 2016 Read More

From patient to entrepreneur – How you’re changing lives

Semira grew up in the Amhara region, a rural area in Northern Ethiopia. It was during this pregnancy that she endured an obstructed labour and was left with an obstetric fistula....

July 8th, 2016 Read More

Dr Hamlin changing the lives of women in Ethiopia

Asrebeb weighed just 22kg when she came to the attention of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, and had spent seven years lying in bed in a small hut, unable to walk after suffering severe childbirth injuries. ...

July 7th, 2016 Read More

Nick Kristof on women with obstetric fistulas

In March, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia was covered by one of the world's most respected humanitarian commentators, Nick Kristof from the New York Times, in his article 'The World's Modern-Day Lepers: Women With Fistulas'....