An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the obstetric consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (2014)
This study is a Correlation research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Berg RC,Odgaard-Jensen J,Fretheim A,Underland V,Vist G
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Obstetrics.
Objective: To analyze the association between FGM/C and obstestric harm
Study Population: Relied on articles
Findings: The results of an initial systematic review on the obstetric consequences of FGM/C by conducting additional analyses based on adjusted effect estimates from the included studies,particularly prospective studies. In both unadjusted and adjusted aggregated analyses,the results show a strong epidemiological association between female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and obstetric complications. However,due to the limited quality of the available evidence,the study has low confidence that the estimates reported represent the exact size of the effect of FGM/C on the risk of obstetric complications. In other words,FGM/C significantly increases the risk of delivery complications
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Not specified
Country(ies):Not specified