Australia

Australian midwives’ perspectives on managing obstetric care of women living with female genital circumcision/mutilation

Health Care Women Int. 2016 Jul 22:1-14. [Epub ahead of print] Australian midwives’ perspectives on managing obstetric care of women living with female genital circumcision/mutilation Ogunsiji O ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision is a global health issue with increasing international migration of affected women and girls to countries unfamiliar with the practice.Continue reading “Australian midwives’ perspectives on managing obstetric care of women living with female genital circumcision/mutilation”

Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation

BMJ. 2015;351:h6693 Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation Kmietowicz Z EXTRACT More training and guidance on treating women and girls who have had female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) are needed for health professionals around the world, a review has concluded. Researchers from Sydney, Australia, conducted a systematic review to assess healthContinue reading “Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation”

A child is being mutilated

Australian Feminist Studies. 2009, 24(60):181-194. A child is being mutilated Rogers, J No abstract is available for this article This article can be accessed in this LINK

Female genital mutilation/cutting – towards abandonment of a harmful cultural practice.

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 May 6. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12206. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation/cutting – towards abandonment of a harmful cultural practice. Varol N, Fraser IS, Ng CH, Jaldesa G, Hall J. ABSTRACT Globally, the prevalence of, and support for, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is declining. However, the entrenched sense ofContinue reading “Female genital mutilation/cutting – towards abandonment of a harmful cultural practice.”

Australia aims to eliminate female genital mutilation

BMJ. 2012 Dec 17;345:e8553. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e8553. Australia aims to eliminate female genital mutilation. Sweet M. EXTRACT The Australian government has announced a suite of measures aimed at eliminating female genital mutilation, a practice that it has described as “barbaric” and “horrific.” A joint statement by the prime minister, Julia Gillard, and the health minister, TanyaContinue reading “Australia aims to eliminate female genital mutilation”

Health care of refugee women.

Aust Fam Physician. 2007 Mar;36(3):151-4. Health care of refugee women. Costa D. Womens Health Statewide, North Adelaide, Australia. danielac@chariot.net.au ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Women refugees have endured major discrimination and poverty in their countries of origin or countries of displacement. This has had a major impact on their physical and psychological health. The experience of resettlement placesContinue reading “Health care of refugee women.”

Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia.

Contemp Nurse. 2007 May-Jun;25(1-2):22-30. Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia. Ogunsiji OO, Wilkes L, Jackson D. School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. ABSTRACT The recent wave of immigrants to Australia includes people from countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) isContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia.”

The experiences of African women giving birth in Brisbane, Australia.

Health Care Women Int. 2010 May;31(5):458-72. doi: 10.1080/07399330903548928. The experiences of African women giving birth in Brisbane, Australia. Murray L, Windsor C, Parker E, Tewfik O. School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia. linda.murray@qut.edu.au ABSTRACT Our purpose in this research was to uncover first-person descriptions of the birth experiences ofContinue reading “The experiences of African women giving birth in Brisbane, Australia.”

New de-infibulation clinic for Royal Women’s in Melbourne.

Aust Nurs J. 2011 Apr;18(9):39. New de-infibulation clinic for Royal Women’s in Melbourne. Waters J. Women’s Health Information Centre, Well Women’s Services, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. No abstract is available for this article. There is no LINK to view this article online.

Against female genital mutilation.

Aust Nurs J. 2011 May;18(10):3. Against female genital mutilation. [No authors listed] There is no abstract available for this article. There is no LINK to view this article online.