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  Aussie Angel July 13, 2008  Watch our reportReporter: Ellen Fanning In 1959, Catherine Hamlin – a doctor and a mother to 6 year old son -- decided to trade a comfortable life in London for a few years in Ethiopia training midwives She set off with her late husband Reg, who was also a doctor. Once there they were overwhelmed by one of the unexpected horrors of the 3rd world. Each year about eight thousand women have an obstructed labor. They're mostly left with a stillborn baby and find themselves incontinent of urine and sometimes of faeces. The women find themselves outcasts - living on the fringes of society, often abandoned by husbands unable to cope with a wife who cannot ever keep herself clean. Perhaps more remarkable than the Hamlin's decision to stay in Ethiopia all these years is what she’s achieved … any woman who can make her way to her hospital will be treated for free – no one is turned away. For more information please visit www.fistulatrust.org |
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