Go to your local KPBS station and see what time it comes on in your area. It's airing this week. I have waited about four months for this! I did to set my TV to record it.
This is the description from the KPBS Nova website.
This program, a story of hope and survival in contemporary Ethiopia, presents the stories of five Ethiopian women who have been devastated by obstetric fistula, a common aftermath of neglected childbirth. An obstetric fistula is a hole that forms between the vagina and the bladder (and in some cases the rectum) during prolonged, obstructed labor. Affecting over two million women worldwide, this horrific injury leaves victims incontinent, often suffering nerve damage and in some cases unable to bear children again. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, these women are often left to spend the rest of their lives alone, isolated and ashamed --unless they can get help. NOVA follows these women on their journey to the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, where they find health and solace for the first time in years. The dignity of their struggle connects viewers to the plight of countless women in the developing world who face daily challenges from malnutrition, child marriage and lack of obstetric care.
Watched a Walk to Beautiful this morning at 1:00 am on the PBS channel, It was a well done documentary better than the one I saw on Oprah. Thanks for the info ,let us know of anything else that comes up I'll be sure to tune in.
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recorded the show and was finally able to watch it tonight. Just heartbreaking. The ratio of people to OB docs was just astounding. I think they said 176 OB mds in the WHOLE country. Thanks for letting us know about the program. Now what can we do to help???
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