This article is published in association with United Nations. In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is often a matter of survival. For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating — a painful obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal that left her […]Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth
November 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is often a matter of survival. For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating — a painful obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal that left her […]
















