Midwives’ experiences of caring for women during childbirth who have undergone female genital mutilation: an interpretative study (2008)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding III FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Garvey-Graham Annette Marie
FGM/C Type(s): III
Health area of focus: Obstetrics.
Objective: To capture the experience of a small group of midwives,caring for women who have undergone FGM Type III,during the childbirth experience. It focuses on the feelings and experiences of the midwives during the process of labour and birth
Study Population: Midwives
Findings: The study recognised there are many different possible interpretations with midwives ‘telling their story’,and identifies issues that they encountered in providing care for these women. Four themes were identified in the midwife’s experience: ‘feeling unprepared’,‘negotiating the cultural gap’,‘the traumatic reality of deinfibulation’ and ‘tensions and paradoxes’. These reflected the journey of the midwife through their experiences and the challenges they faced
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Australia and New Zealand
Country(ies):New Zealand