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Girls in the Dalit community of Kanakpur Village, located in Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, which is one of the village communities in which WRRP implements its programs through its field team WRRP-Lahan, are married off extremely early, sometimes as young as 7 or 8 years old.
'Women are discriminated against throughout their whole life cycle - from birth until death. Girls' basic needs - including nutrition, health care, and education - are often neglected. They are subject to early marriage, early pregnancies, frequent child bearing, and heavy workloads.' - WRRP website.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012
The doctor delivers a vaginal exam. The patient's expression with a hand over her face was quite common throughout the two days.
Gynecological exams are some of the most uncomfortable experiences. While it is daily work for gynecologists, many of these women do not have access to consistent gynecological check ups, which is a major component of women's reproductive health.
A woman who has been suffering from uterine prolapse for 15 years. She has not yet been able to get surgery due to high blood pressure.
Katie Baczewski
Peace Fellow 2014
Dhankuta, Nepal
There's nothing more incredible than hearing a fetal heartbeat! Dr. Tulasa Basnet lets me borrow her stethoscope so I can hear for myself.
A woman who received surgery from one of Care Women Nepal's past camps. She said she is very happy, because now she can work easily.
Katie Baczewski
Peace Fellow 2014
Dhankuta, Nepal
Indira gets the information of the women waiting in the exam room aided by a Women Health Volunteer.
Photo: Libby Abbott
Sabitri represents a case of poor maternal health and obstetric care in Nepal. During the births of all four of her children Sabitri was attended by an untrained midwife, who pressed on her stomach to release her placenta after labor. This pressure, combined with the fact that Sabitri did not eat for eight days prior to her second delivery, is likely what caused her muscles to weaken and her uterus to prolapse.
Photo: Libby Abbott
Chandmati felt her uterus prolapse when she slipped and fell on a slick muddy road while collecting wood. Eighteen years later Chandmati still suffers from the condition and expects to continue living in suffering for the rest of her life, as she cannot afford the cost of corrective surgery.
Photo: Libby Abbott
For eighteen years Barabati told no one, not even her husband, about her symptoms of third degree prolapse. After being approached by a health worker Barabati has finally worked up the courage to discuss her condition with others. Her hope, however, is limited, as she knows she will not be able to afford hysterectomy.
Dr. Tulasa Basnet and I discuss the normal rate for a fetal heartbeat. The heart should be beating between 120 to 160 beats per minute. An average adult's heart beats between 60 to 100 beats per minute.
A group of women sit in a circle in the exam room while waiting to see one of the three gynecologists.
One of the saddest cases of the health camp, this six year old was born without a uterus or properly formed vagina. Dr. Ramesh Shrestha is explaining the condition to her father and going over their treatment plan.
photo: Libby Abbott
Nabinisa developed a prolapsed uterus after giving birth to her eighth child. She eventually had to seek treatment in India, because she was skeptical of the quality of care available to her in Nepal.
Sign marking the room where gynecological screenings took place over the course of the two day long health camp. Uterine prolapse is an epidemic in developing countries, with rates much higher than reported.
Antonio, a Belgian doctor completing an internship in Nepal, takes the blood pressure of a patient in the general exam room.
A woman sits on an exam table while she takes off her pants. The room was small and we tried to provide as much privacy as possible for the patients.
Dr. Anjali Rasaili diagnoses her patient with a fibroid. A uterine fibroid is a benign growth in the smooth muscle of the uterine wall.
The husband of Raisbati Yadav of Kanakpur Village, Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, observes as his wife speaks with Peace Fellow Heather Webb about developing uterine prolapse after giving birth to six children, with spacing of one to two years between each child.
'I was 15 when I got married', says Raisbati.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012
Teej is a Hindu celebration that takes place in late summer to welcome the ending of the hot summer and the arrival of the monsoon. It is a celebration of marital happiness and family wellness. Women practice 24-hour fasts during the Teej festival.
Photo Credit: Libby Abbott, 2008
WRRP stakeholder Raisbati Yadav of Kanakpur Village, Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, speaks with Peace Fellow Heather Webb about developing uterine prolapse after giving birth to six children, with spacing of one to two years between each.
'I think that boys and girls should get married by adolescence', says Raisbati, whose grandchildren have started to marry.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012
Aahiliya Thakur:
"In this picture a woman is pumping the well and she is pregnant, and she is carrying water on her head. She is carrying a baby in her stomach. She is also carrying a bucket in her hand. In our village, the problem is that the men never understand our problems. There are so many difficulties. We have to go to the fields, fetch water, take care of the cattle, milk them, and take the milk to Rajbiraj. We go four or five times a day, every day, in the hot afternoon to bring grass back to the house. The poor people don't have time to rest and sleep. We have no happiness at all. Because of all these problems, the prolapse happens to us. We are trying to find solutions to our problems. You are also here to help us. We make firewood from cow dung. We are forced to marry young. Because of all these things, the prolapse happens to us. These are the things I wanted to say."
School children of the government-run school in Kanakpur Village, Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, chat with Peace Fellow Heather Webb during her visit to the school one morning.
'The 2006 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey found that approximately three percent of adolescents and youth suffer from uterine prolapse in Nepal.' - WRRP website.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012
Peace Fellow Heather Webb borrows a traditional Nepali saree, complete with tikka and chura (bangles), from UP Campaigner Beli Ram of Kanakpur Village, Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, which is one of the village communities in which WRRP implements its programs through its field team WRRP-Lahan.
'How do women work all day in these?!', says Heather of the difficulty in managing the delicate dress.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012
WRRP stakeholder Raisbati Yadav of Kanakpur Village, Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, speaks with Peace Fellow Heather Webb about developing uterine prolapse after giving birth to six children, with spacing of one to two years between each child.
'My uterine prolapse is a gift from God', says Raisbati of not wanting to undergo surgery.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012
Peace Fellow Heather Webb dresses in a traditional Nepali saree, complete with tikka and chura (bangles), and poses with some of the women of Kanakpur Village, Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, which is one of the village communities in which WRRP implements its programs through its field team WRRP-Lahan.
'Women generally do not have access to medical facilities - even if they are available - since they have little power to make decisions related to their own health care needs.' - WRRP website.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012
Within the doors to the operation theater one looks straight ahead at two operating rooms. Surgeons and doctors move between the two freely. Down the small hallway to the left are sinks used to scrub in. Down the small hallway to the right is the delivery room. Directly to the left of the entrance to the operating theater is a room used to wash equipment. Directly to the right of the entrance to the operating theater is a waiting room for the next surgical patient.
At the pregnant women's nutrition fair in June 2010, a poster shows women about the stages of pregnancy.
At the pregnant women's nutrition fair in June 2010, pregnant women who attended got a free, nutritious meal.
Nilu Chaudhary, 21, of Kanakpur Village, Madhupatti VDC, Saptari District, speaks with Peace Fellow Heather Webb about eloping with her husband at the age of 18 at the eleventh hour of her arranged marriage ceremony to another man and developing uterine prolapse after giving birth to her first child.
'Sons are not pressured to get married, but daughters are compelled to do so at adolescence', says Nilu.
Photo credit: Heather Webb, 2012 Advocacy Project Peace Fellow, WRRP, Nepal.
July 2012