The Invisible Injury: Birth Trauma and the Stigma of Bowel Incontinence The most painful aspects of childbirth are often relegated to silence in modern motherhood.
Geeta Nayar's story is a stark reminder that wounds inflicted during delivery can be just as debilitating as they are invisible.
For 17 years, she has lived with bowel incontinence, a condition that affects an estimated 20% of women and is commonly caused by birth injuries.