Br J Nurs. 2017 Oct 12;26(18):S22-S27. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2017.26.18.S22. Female genital mutilation: implications for clinical practice von Rège I, Campion D ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an established cultural practice in over 30 countries. It has no health benefits, carries a high risk of physical and psychological harm, and is illegal in many countries includingContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: implications for clinical practice”
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Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting.
Med Educ Online. 2016 Jan;21(1):31023. doi: 10.3402/meo.v21.31023. Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting. Al-Saadi N, Khan H, Auckburally S, Al-Saadi A, Khan T. EXTRACT Female genital cutting (FGC) is described by the World Health Organization as ‘all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to theContinue reading “Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting.”
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?”
Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Jul;77(7):419-23. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.7.419. Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel. Cropp G, Armstrong J ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is illegal. It is now mandatory for health-care professionals to report female genital mutilation to the police. Professionals caring for women and girls of all ages must understandContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel”
Fighting to combat FGM
Nurs Times. 2016 Jun 22-28;112(25):26. Fighting to combat FGM. Cordova S EXTRACT Joanne McEwan is truly applying her knowledge to help women affected by FGM Joanne McEwan plays many roles in her daily life – nurse, mother, and health visitor in the community of Oxfordshire, to name a few. Her schedule is already full, but that hasn’tContinue reading “Fighting to combat FGM”
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.”
Uncertain future for initiative against FGM in the UK
Lancet. 2016 Jul 23;388(10042):326. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31147-3. Uncertain future for initiative against FGM in the UK Devi S SUMMARY Activists say that a community-based programme to tackle female genital mutilation in the UK needs support from central or local government to continue. Sharmila Devi reports. This article can be accessed in this LINK
“FGM must now be reported but reinfibulation guidance is needed”
Nurs Times. 2015 Mar 4-10;111(10):7. “FGM must now be reported but reinfibulation guidance is needed” Richens Y EXTRACT Since its inception, it has lobbied for a confidential national reporting system. There were two reasons for this: the first is that as a group of clinicians, we could not provide effective evidence-based care for women ifContinue reading ““FGM must now be reported but reinfibulation guidance is needed””
Female genital mutilation in children presenting to a London safeguarding clinic: a case series
Arch Dis Child. 2015 Jul 27. pii: archdischild-2015-308243. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308243. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation in children presenting to a London safeguarding clinic: a case series. Hodes D, Armitage A, Robinson K, Creighton SM BACKGROUND OBJECTIVE: To describe the presentation and management of children referred with suspected female genital mutilation (FGM) to aContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in children presenting to a London safeguarding clinic: a case series”
Voices – Join forces to help stop female genital mutilation, says Jane Cummings
Nurs Stand. 2015 Aug 12;29(50):24. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.50.24.s24. Voices – Join forces to help stop female genital mutilation, says Jane Cummings. Cummings J ABSTRACT At this time of year, some young girls may be taken abroad to undergo female genital mutilation. This article can be accessed in this LINK
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