An explorative study of Sudanese midwives’ motives, perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth

• Published in: Midwifery Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 299 - 311
• Main Authors: Berggren, Vanja, Abdel Salam, Gerais, Bergström, Staffan, Johansson, Eva, Edberg, Anna-Karin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Childbirth; Circumcision, Female - ethnology; Circumcision, Female - nursing; Cultural Characteristics; Esthetics; Experiences; Female; Female circumcision; Female genital cutting; Female genital mutilation; Health Sciences; Humans; Hälsovetenskaper; Medical and Health Sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Midwifery - standards; Midwives; Midwives experiences; Motivation; Nurse's Role; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing; Nursing Methodology Research; Pregnancy; Reinfibulation; Risk Factors; Sudan; Women; Women's Health - ethnology; Sudan; Female genital mutilation; Reinfibulation; Female genital cutting; Midwives experiences; Female circumcision

to explore Sudanese midwives’ motives for and perceptions and experiences of re-infibulation after birth and to elucidate its context and determinants. triangulation of methods, using observational techniques and open-ended interviews. two government hospitals in Khartoum/Omdurman, Sudan, for the ob...