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Ambiguity reference to childbirth/delivery: Does the fistula appear in the newborn post-delivery or in the mother?

There are multiple references to the condition being related to childbirth, but written in way that leaves it ambiguous which party develops the fistula. Techguy95 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:18, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]