Maternal and foetal prognostic in excised women delivery (2007)
This study is a Correlation research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Millogo-Traore F,Ā Kaba ST,Ā Thieba B,Ā Akotionga M,Ā Lankoande J
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Obstetrics.
Objective: To compare the maternal land fetal complications of the spontaneous vaginal delivery in the excised women and non-excised women
Study Population: Women
Findings: The study found that Islam appeared to be a factor of exposure to the practice of the excision with 67.40% of women excised that practise it against 41.90% at the non-excised group. The maternal complications were dominated by the duration of fetal expulsion prolonged and perineal tears. The duration of fetal expulsion was superior to 30 minutes for 34.56% of excised woman childbirths 9 times more frequently than women non-excised. The frequency of perineal tears was 10.13% in the group of women excised against 5.73% in the group of the non-excised (P=0.008).Ā In the group of excised women the rate of mortality was 22.03 for 1000 births,against 8.81 for 1000 births in the group of the non-excised (P=0.22).
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Burkina Faso