Female genital mutilation: what every paediatrician should know

Archives of Disease in Childhood
Sarah Creighton, Deborah Hodes

Abstract

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is almost always performed on children and consequently paediatricians should have a central role in the detection and prevention of FGM. FGM has no health benefits and can cause lifelong damage to physical and psychological health. Extensive migration of FGM practising communities means that FGM is now a global problem. Paediatricians worldwide need to be familiar with the identification and classification of FGM and its impact upon health as well as current trends in practice. However information about FGM is hampered by the secrecy surrounding the procedure and a lack of rigorous evidence based research. This review summarises what is currently known about the health aspects of FGM and how paediatricians should manage children with FGM in their clinical practice.

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Citations

Jul 29, 2015·Archives of Disease in Childhood·Deborah HodesSarah M Creighton
Jan 16, 2016·Archives of Disease in Childhood·Geoff Debelle
Oct 17, 2015·Archives of Disease in Childhood·Kajal HiraniSarah Cherian
Jan 20, 2017·Archives of Disease in Childhood. Education and Practice Edition·Deborah Hodes, Sarah M Creighton
Jun 3, 2017·Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health·David Isaacs, Bernadette Tobin
Mar 22, 2018·Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology : the Journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology·Martina LarssonDeborah Hodes
Feb 9, 2019·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·Georgina Davis, Jessica Jellins
Oct 8, 2020·Archives of Disease in Childhood·Deborah HodesRichard M Lynn

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