Is there an association between female circumcision and perinatal death? (2002)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Essén,Birgitta,Birgit Bödker,Nils-Otto Sjöberg,Saemundur Gudmundsson,Per-Olof Östergren,Jens Langhoff-Roos
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Perinatal death.
Objective: To investigate whether there is an association between female circumcision and perinatal death,due to the high rate of perinatal mortality among children of immigrant women from the Horn of Africa.
Study Population: Perinatal deaths of infants
Findings: Found no evidence that female circumcision was related to perinatal death. Obstructed or prolonged labour,caused by scar tissue from circumcision,was not found to have any impact on the number of perinatal deaths.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):sweden