Katie interviews Lindsey Pollaczek, Vice President of Programs for the Fistula Foundation. Fistula is a childbirth injury largely eradicated in the developed world, but still devastating women in the poorest countries. It's treatable with life-transforming surgery. Lindsey explains what obstetric fistula is, why it's harmful to mothers and fatal to their babies, and what we can do to stop it. 

 

Show Notes:

Recommendations from Lindsey for learning more about fistula - 

Cutting for Stone, a fictional novel 

A Walk to Beautiful, a documentary