Tag Archives: Cultural competency

Reconciling female genital circumcision with universal human rights

Dev World Bioeth. 2017 Sep 18. doi: 10.1111/dewb.12173. [Epub ahead of print] Reconciling female genital circumcision with universal human rights Gordon JS ABSTRACT One of the most challenging issues in cross-cultural bioethics concerns the long-standing socio-cultural practice of female genital circumcision (FGC), which is prevalent in many African countries and the Middle East as wellContinue reading “Reconciling female genital circumcision with universal human rights”

Educating about female genital mutilation.

Educ Prim Care. 2016 Oct 28:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] Educating about female genital mutilation. Holmes V, Farrington R, Mulongo P Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK but nevertheless practised in some immigrant communities. Effective educational approaches are required to inform policy and to direct resources, often in the voluntary sector. TheContinue reading “Educating about female genital mutilation.”

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”

[Genital mutilation of women. A new challenge for the health service]. [Article in Norwegian]

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1993 Sep 10;113(21):2704-7. [Genital mutilation of women. A new challenge for the health service]. [Article in Norwegian] Sundby J, Austveg B ABSTRACT Female circumcision, or genital mutilation is practised around the world. Because of war, conflicts and poverty, many women from cultures involving this practice now enter European communities. Some of themContinue reading “[Genital mutilation of women. A new challenge for the health service]. [Article in Norwegian]”

Nursing Care of Women Who Have Undergone Genital Cutting

Nurs Womens Health. 2015 Oct;19(5):445-9. doi: 10.1111/1751-486X.12237. Nursing Care of Women Who Have Undergone Genital Cutting Tilley DS ABSTRACT Female genital cutting (FGC), commonly called female genital mutilation, affects millions of women but is poorly understood by many health care providers. FGC procedures intentionally alter the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons and include partialContinue reading “Nursing Care of Women Who Have Undergone Genital Cutting”

An explorative study of Sudanese midwives’ motives, perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth

Midwifery. 2004, 20(4); 299–311. An explorative study of Sudanese midwives’ motives, perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth Berggren V, Abdel Salam G, Bergström S, Johansson E, Edberg A ABSTRACT Objective: to explore Sudanese midwives’ motives for and perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth and to elucidate its context and determinants. Design: triangulation ofContinue reading “An explorative study of Sudanese midwives’ motives, perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth”

Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practices of Flemish midwives

Midwifery. 2014 Dec 8. pii: S0266-6138(14)00294-0. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.11.012. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practices of Flemish midwives. Cappon S, L’Ecluse C, Clays E, Tency I, Leye E ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: health professionals in Belgium are confronted with female genital mutilation (FGM). To date, no survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and practicesContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practices of Flemish midwives”

Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers

Journal of American College Health,1985, 33(5), 193-197 Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers Shaw E ABSTRACT Female circumcision is a custom which continues to be widespread in many parts of the word, yet very little is known about the practice by health care providers in the United States. Student health services in colleges andContinue reading “Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers”

Medical complications of female genital mutilation

Journal of American College Health. 2001, 49(6):275-280. Medical complications of female genital mutilation Epstein D, Graham P, & Rimsza M ABSTRACT More than 130 million women are subjected to genital mutilation. Despite increasing efforts to reduce the practice, there are many obstacles to eliminating this 2,000-year-old practice, which is based on strong cultural traditions. As college health cliniciansContinue reading “Medical complications of female genital mutilation”