Obstetric consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)
Berg RC, Underland V
Record ID 32014001224
English
Authors' objectives:
This systematic review aimed to fill a gap in synthesized evidence of the obstetric sequelae of FGM/C. The overall aim of the systematic review is to support well-informed decisions in health promotion and health care that inform work to reduce the prevalence of FGM/C and improve quality of services related to the consequences of FGM/C.
The main research question was: What are the obstetric consequences of FGM/C?
Authors' recommendations:
The low quality of the body of evidence means that it is unclear whether the documented association of FGM/C with obstetric complications reflects true causality. However, the evidence base suggests that women who have undergone FGM/C are more likely than women who have not been subjected to FGM/C to experience obstetric complications.
It is questionable whether intensified research efforts would meaningfully change the results described here. If further research on the association between FGM/C and obstetric outcomes are considered ethically and financially justified, such studies should be based on the best possible methodological study design, which is case-control studies.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.kunnskapssenteret.no/publikasjoner/obstetric-consequences-of-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-fgm-c?threepage=1
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Norway
MeSH Terms
- Malpractice
Contact
Organisation Name:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Contact Address:
Universitetsgata 2, Postbox 7004 St. Olavs plass, NO-0310 Oslo NORWAY. Tel: +47 23 25 50 00; Fax: +47 23 25 50 10;
Contact Name:
Berit.Morland@nokc.no, dagny.fredheim@nokc.no
Contact Email:
Berit.Morland@nokc.no, dagny.fredheim@nokc.no
Copyright:
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC)
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