Obstetric care of women with female genital mutilation attending a specialized clinic in a tertiary center (2016)
This study is a Correlation research regarding I,II,III FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Abdulcadir Jasmine,Adeline Dugerdil,Michal Yaron,Olivier Irion,Michel Boulvain
FGM/C Type(s): I,II,III
Health area of focus: Obstetric.
Objective: To look at the obstetric outcomes of women attending a specialized clinic for women with female genital mutilation
Study Population: Women
Findings: The study concluded that outcomes were similar to average outcomes for women without FGM/C presenting at the same department and in Switzerland generally. Specifically,20 women had a cesarean delivery. An assisted delivery was performed for 18 patients; among these,only eight had experienced obstructed labor. No statistically significant differences were found for the outcome measures when women with FGM type III were compared to FGM type I and II
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Europe
Country(ies):Switzerland