Parturition

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”

[Genital female mutilation]. [Article in French]

Arch Pediatr. 2008 Jun;15(5):824. [Genital female mutilation]. [Article in French] Philippe HJ, Carton V, Lebihannic S, Bossis M, Jarrousse N, Rivet B. UGOMPS, CHU Nantes, 38, boulevard Jean-Monnet, 44093 Nantes cedex, France. henri-jean.philippe@chu-nantes.fr <henri-jean.philippe@chu-nantes.fr> No abstract is available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK.

Correspondence: Episiotomy: a form of genital mutilation

Lancet. 1999 June;353(9168):1977 – 1978 Correspondence: Episiotomy: a form of genital mutilation Marsden Wagner Preview In his ‘Sketches from The Lancet’ (April 24, p 1453) Peter Kandela describes how over 130 years ago The Lancet played a part in turning support away from one form of female genital mutilation in the UK—clitoridectomy. Hopefully, you can play a part inContinue reading “Correspondence: Episiotomy: a form of genital mutilation”

Care for Infibulated Women Giving Birth in Norway: An Anthropological Analysis of Health Workers’ Management of a Medically and Culturally Unfamiliar Issue

Med Anthropol Q. 2006 Dec; 20 (4): 516-544 Care for Infibulated Women Giving Birth in Norway: An Anthropological Analysis of Health Workers’ Management of a Medically and Culturally Unfamiliar Issue Elise R, Johansen B ABSTRACT The focus of this article is on Norwegian health care workers’ experience and management of birth care of women who haveContinue reading “Care for Infibulated Women Giving Birth in Norway: An Anthropological Analysis of Health Workers’ Management of a Medically and Culturally Unfamiliar Issue”