Quality of obstetric and midwifery care for pregnant women who have undergone female genital mutilation

N Zenner; L-M Liao; Y Richens; S M Creighton

doi:10.3109/01443615.2013.767785

Quality of obstetric and midwifery care for pregnant women who have undergone female genital mutilation

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013 Jul;33(5):459-62. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2013.767785.

Authors

N Zenner¹, L-M Liao, Y Richens, S M Creighton

Affiliation

¹ University College London Institute of Women ’ s Health, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.

PMID: 23815196
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.767785

Abstract

Despite the availability of professional guidelines for the pregnancy management of women affected by female genital mutilation (FGM), this study demonstrated major deficits in identification, management and safeguarding.

MeSH terms

Circumcision, Female / statistics & numerical data*
Delivery, Obstetric / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Guideline Adherence
Humans
London
Midwifery / standards*
Obstetrics / standards*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies