Female genital mutilation (FGM) management during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional practice with serious health consequences to women that is still practiced in 28 countries with approximately 2 million girls exposed to the practice annually. The complications of FGM cause suffering to the woman all her life. Pregnancy, childbirth a...

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Published inInternational journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 99 - 104
Main Author Rushwan, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.07.2000
Subjects
Circumcision, Female - adverse effects
Circumcision, Female - classification
Circumcision, Female - psychology
Circumcision, Female - statistics & numerical data
Complications
Female
Female genital mutilation
Humans
Labor, Obstetric
Maternal Health Services
Midwifery
Morbidity
Mortality
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Women
Female genital mutilation
Women
Complications
Mortality
Morbidity
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Summary:Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional practice with serious health consequences to women that is still practiced in 28 countries with approximately 2 million girls exposed to the practice annually. The complications of FGM cause suffering to the woman all her life. Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period are particularly important as there is increased risk of mortality and morbidity from FGM complications. Although the overall strategy should be to eliminate the practice completely, the healthcare providers and policy makers in the meantime should not only be aware but also well trained in the management of FGM complications to decrease the risk of mortality and serious morbidity.
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ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00237-X