High cost of motherhood: A silent maternal epidemic in Zim

IN Zimbabwe’s rural remote villages, a silent epidemic is afflicting several women, leaving them isolated, ashamed and desperate for attention.

Characterised by continuous urine leakage and unpleasant odour, obstetric fistula has been stealing the dignity of Janet Munetsi* (22) since 2019.

Hailing from a small village of Nyamhondo in Mberengwa, Midlands province, Munetsi’s ordeal started after she gave birth to a bouncing baby boy.

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