Alison Heller
Biographic Data
| ID | 3639734 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Heller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Heller |
| SIGNATURE | HELLER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alison Heller is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland. Her work can be followed at . |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Transforming Obstetric Fistula through Concealment in Niger
Obstetric fistula, a birthing injury caused by obstructed labor and that results in chronic incontinence, is frequently described by donor and media narratives as an eminently visible condition resulting in social stigma. However, through ethnographic research in four fistula centers in rural and urban Niger, this research revealed that the majority of the 100 women interviewed hid their conditions from their communities, kin, and even husbands. …
The Hidden Harm of Surgery
Unsettling the fistula narrative
Obstetric fistula, a maternal childbirth injury that results in chronic incontinence, affects an estimated one million women in the global south. In the course of media and donor coverage on this condition, fistula sufferers have been branded as 'child brides' who, following the onset of their incontinence, become social pariahs and eventually find physical and social redemption through surgical repair. This narrative framing pits the violence of…
Bedside manner and the invisible patient
Women with gynaecological and obstetrical disorders in Niger such as obstetric fistula, often negotiate the clinical experience for years or even decades without ever receiving a diagnosis. The withholding of information is common practice among clinicians, who due to the lack of time, the lack of follow‐up, or ethical considerations that discourage delivering patients ‘bad news’, frequently do not explain women's conditions or options for treatm…
Unsettling the fistula narrative
Obstetric fistula, a maternal childbirth injury that results in chronic incontinence, affects an estimated one million women in the global south. In the course of media and donor coverage on this condition, fistula sufferers have been branded as 'child brides' who, following the onset of their incontinence, become social pariahs and eventually find physical and social redemption through surgical repair. This narrative framing pits the violence of…
Bedside manner and the invisible patient
Women with gynaecological and obstetrical disorders in Niger such as obstetric fistula, often negotiate the clinical experience for years or even decades without ever receiving a diagnosis. The withholding of information is common practice among clinicians, who due to the lack of time, the lack of follow‐up, or ethical considerations that discourage delivering patients ‘bad news’, frequently do not explain women's conditions or options for treatm…
Unsettling the fistula narrative
Obstetric fistula, a maternal childbirth injury that results in chronic incontinence, affects an estimated one million women in the global south. In the course of media and donor coverage on this condition, fistula sufferers have been branded as 'child brides' who, following the onset of their incontinence, become social pariahs and eventually find physical and social redemption through surgical repair. This narrative framing pits the violence of…
Transforming Obstetric Fistula through Concealment in Niger
Obstetric fistula, a birthing injury caused by obstructed labor and that results in chronic incontinence, is frequently described by donor and media narratives as an eminently visible condition resulting in social stigma. However, through ethnographic research in four fistula centers in rural and urban Niger, this research revealed that the majority of the 100 women interviewed hid their conditions from their communities, kin, and even husbands. …
The Hidden Harm of Surgery
Sociology (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Ureteral procedures and complications (3 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (2 works) · Fistula (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)