Publications by authors named "M K Laurenson"
Article Synopsis
- Obstetric fistula is a significant yet often overlooked issue affecting maternal health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, with this study focusing on 15 survivors in North Central Nigeria.
- The research highlighted the positive outcomes of rehabilitation, such as improved financial independence, social status, and psychological well-being, while also identifying challenges like stigma and lengthy recovery times.
- To enhance social reintegration for fistula survivors, the study advocates for a comprehensive care management program, emphasizing the importance of community support and stigma reduction in the recovery process.
Obstetric fistula is a life transforming event resulting in embodied biographical disruption. Survivors suffer myriad long-term physical and emotional consequences. This paper is an account of a narrative inquiry, conducted with 15 fistula survivors in North-central, Nigeria, who described how their identities had been transformed by their condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObstetric Fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and rectum resulting from prolonged and obstructed labour. Studies indicate that delays in accessing maternal care and home birth contribute to the development of fistula. Survivors are usually women of low socioeconomic status residing in rural locations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn 82-year-old female was admitted with pyrexia and rigors. Bloods showed a raised C-reactive protein and she was commenced on empirical intravenous antibiotics. Chest X-ray, urine microscopy and computed tomography scan of the patient's abdomen and pelvis did not demonstrate a source of infection, and blood cultures did not grow a microorganism.
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