J Spec Oper Med. 2017 Winter;17(4):14-17. Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics. Wittich AC. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM), frequently called female genital cutting or female circumcision, is the intentional disfigurement of the external genitalia in young girls and women for the purpose of reducing libidoContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics”
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[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”
FGM: dispelling the myths; exploring the facts
Pract Midwife. 2015 Jul-Aug;18(7):18-20. FGM: dispelling the myths; exploring the facts. Dixon-Wright R. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is a process that affects our practice. It is becoming more common in our ever-diversifying population and therefore education is vitally important to be able to put robust care plans in place. Understanding the psychological and physical difficultiesContinue reading “FGM: dispelling the myths; exploring the facts”
Evidence to inform education, training and supportive work environments for midwives involved in the care of women with female genital mutilation: A review of global experience
Midwifery. 2014 Sep 6. pii: S0266-6138(14)00222-8. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.08.012. [Epub ahead of print] Evidence to inform education, training and supportive work environments for midwives involved in the care of women with female genital mutilation: A review of global experience. Dawson A, Turkmani S, Fray S, Nanayakkara S, Varol N, Homer C. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: to identify howContinue reading “Evidence to inform education, training and supportive work environments for midwives involved in the care of women with female genital mutilation: A review of global experience”
Tackling female genital mutilation in the UK.
BMJ. 2013 Dec 4;347:f7150. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7150. Tackling female genital mutilation in the UK. Creighton SM, Liao LM. EXTRACT As a result of the diaspora of communities that practise female genital mutilation, many more women are now living with genital mutilation in the United Kingdom, and many more girls are at risk. The campaign to endContinue reading “Tackling female genital mutilation in the UK.”
Attitudes towards female genital mutilation: an integrative review.
Int Nurs Rev. 2013 Nov 15. doi: 10.1111/inr.12070. [Epub ahead of print] Attitudes towards female genital mutilation: an integrative review. Reig Alcaraz M, Siles González J, Solano Ruiz C. Department of Nursing, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Immigration and globalization processes have contributed to the international dissemination of practices such as female genitalContinue reading “Attitudes towards female genital mutilation: an integrative review.”
Female genital mutilation: classification and management.
Nurs Stand. 2007 Oct 24-30;22(7):43-9; quiz 50. Female genital mutilation: classification and management. Bikoo M. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London. maligaye.bikoo@uclh.nhs.uk ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is a deeply rooted cultural tradition observed primarily in Africa and among certain communities in the Middle East and Asia. ItContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: classification and management.”
Circumvention tourism.
Cornell Law Rev. 2012 Sep;97(6):1309-98. Circumvention tourism. Cohen G. Harvard Law School Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. ABSTRACT Under what circumstances should a citizen be able to avoid the penalties set by the citizen’s home country’s criminal law by going abroad to engage in the same activity where it is notContinue reading “Circumvention tourism.”
Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting
Health Care for Women International. 2006 (27)8709-722 Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting Leila Tamaddon, Sara Johnsdotter, Jerker Liljestrand &Birgitta Essén ABSTRACT We sought to evaluate the experiences and knowledge of health care providers in Sweden regarding female genital cutting (FGC) as a health issue. Questionnaires (n = 2,707) were sent to providers inContinue reading “Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting”
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