Obstetric Labor Complications

Labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with female genital mutilation admitted to Karamara Hospital

Ethiop Med J. 2017 Jan;55(1):11-7. Labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with female genital mutilation admitted to Karamara Hospital. Gudu W, Abdulahi M. ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with FGM/C and evaluate the attitude of mothers towards elimination of FGM. Methods: A prospective hospital based studyContinue reading “Labor, delivery and postpartum complications in nulliparous women with female genital mutilation admitted to Karamara Hospital”

Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Feb;136 Suppl 1:13-20. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12056. Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Okusanya BO, Oduwole O, Nwachuku N, Meremikwu MM. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Deinfibulation is a surgical procedure carried out to re-open the vaginal introitus of women livingContinue reading “Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.”

Acquired Clitoromegaly: A Gynaecological Problem or an Obstetric Complication?

J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Dec;10(12):QD10-QD11. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/23212.9072. Epub 2016 Dec 1. Acquired Clitoromegaly: A Gynaecological Problem or an Obstetric Complication? Gupta M, Saini V, Poddar A, Kumari S, Maitra A. ABSTRACT Acquired non-hormonal clitoromegaly is a rare condition and is due to benign or malignant tumours and sometimes idiopathic. Few cases of clitoral abscessesContinue reading “Acquired Clitoromegaly: A Gynaecological Problem or an Obstetric Complication?”

Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria.

Women Birth. 2017 Mar 7. pii: S1871-5192(17)30076-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.02.009. [Epub ahead of print] Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria. Amodu OC, Salami B, Richter S. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Obstetric Fistula is a childbirth injury that disproportionately affects women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although poverty plays an important role in perpetuating obstetric fistula, sociocultural practices hasContinue reading “Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria.”

Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.

Reprod Health. 2017 Mar 14;14(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0300-y. Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Mwanri L, Gatwiri GJ. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is well acknowledged that Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C/C) leads to medical, psychological and sociocultural sequels. Over 200 million cases of FGM/C exist globally, and in KenyaContinue reading “Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.”

Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa

Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Apr;6(2):138-148. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.12.01. Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa Odukogbe AA, Afolabi BB, Bello OO, Adeyanju AS ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional practice in which the external female genitalia is partially or totally incised or excised for a non-therapeutic reason, usually without the consent of the individual. FGM/C is common inContinue reading “Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa”

Are obstetric outcomes affected by female genital mutilation?

Int Urogynecol J. 2017 Sep 9. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3466-5. [Epub ahead of print] Are obstetric outcomes affected by female genital mutilation? Balachandran AA, Duvalla S, Sultan AH, Thakar R ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been associated with adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes, such as postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), perineal trauma, genital fistulae, obstructed labourContinue reading “Are obstetric outcomes affected by female genital mutilation?”

Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis

Reprod Health. 2016 Oct 10;13(1):131. Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis. Rodriguez MI, Seuc A, Say L, Hindin MJ BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between type of episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among 6,187 women with type 3 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). METHODS: We conducted aContinue reading “Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis”

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”