Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome: A cross-sectional comparative study in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki South East Nigeria

Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an assault on womanhood. Objective: To compare the obstetric outcome between parturient with genital mutilation with a cohort that has no genital mutilation. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional prospective study was done in the labour ward of Fe...

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Main Authors: Chidebe C. Anikwe, Brown N. Ejikeme, Nworah J. Obiechina, Bartholomew C. Okorochukwu, Johnson A. Obuna, Fidelis A. Onu, Lenard O. Ajah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590161319300419