Health education and clinical care of immigrant women with female genital mutilation/cutting who request postpartum reinfibulation. (2016)

This study is a Medical Case regarding III FGM/C with the following characteristics:

Author(s): Abdulcadir,J.,McLaren,S.,Boulvain,M.,& Irion,O.
FGM/C Type(s): III
Health area of focus: None.

Objective: To evaluate the percentage of women with female genital mutilation/cutting who request postpartum reinfibulation,and to assess outcomes after specific care and counseling
Study Population: women with FGM/C
Findings: Among 196 women with FGM/C,8 (4.1%) requested postpartum reinfibulation. All eight were of East African origin,had FGM/C type III,and receiveda longer and more targeted follow-up than did those who did not request reinfibulation. After at least 1 year offollow-up,none of the eightwas willing to undergo reinfibulation. One woman who attended the clinic only onceduring herfirst pregnancy consulted the emergency ward of the study center 3 years later because of postcoitalbleeding following infibulation performed in her home country a few months after her second delivery inSwitzerland.

Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Europe
Country(ies):Switzerland

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