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432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation

Birth. 2000 Dec;27(4):227-34. 432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation. Chalmers B, Hashi KO ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Women with previous female genital mutilation (sometimes referred to as circumcision) are migrating, with increasing frequency, to countries where this practice is uncommon. Many health care professionals in these countries lack experience in assistingContinue reading “432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation”

Perron et al.: Female genital cutting.

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2013 Nov;35(11):1028-45. Female genital cutting. Perron L, Senikas V, Burnett M, Davis V; Social Sexual Issues Committee, Burnett M, Aggarwal A, Bernardin J, Clark V, Davis V, Fisher W, Pellizzari R, Polomeno V, Rutherford M, Sabourin J; Ethics Committee, Shapiro J, Akhtar S, Camire B, Christilaw J, Corey J, Nelson E,Continue reading “Perron et al.: Female genital cutting.”

The cultural context of gender, identity: female genital, excision and infibulation

Health Care for Women International. 2003 24(2) 115-124 The cultural context of gender, identity: female genital, excision and infibulation Bilkis Vissandjée, Mireille Kantiébo, Alissa Levine & Radegonde N’Dejuru ABSTRACT Our goal is to explore the practices of female genital excision and infibulation as they relate to gender identity and the acculturation process in Canada. We examined relevant research onContinue reading “The cultural context of gender, identity: female genital, excision and infibulation”

SOGC Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. JOCG 2012 Feb; 272. SOGC Policy Statement: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Perron L, Senikas V Clinical guideline on FGM/C. This policy statement has been reviewed by the Social Sexual Issues Committee, the Ethics Committee, and the Clinical Practice Gynaecology Committee, and approved by the Executive and Council of theContinue reading “SOGC Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting”