The experience of NHS care for women living with female genital mutilation

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 628-633
Author(s):  
Judith Ormrod
Keyword(s):  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
North West ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
The North ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Compassionate Communication ◽  
Female Genital

This qualitative study aims to explore and analyse the experiences of women living with female genital mutilation (FGM) who have sought help from healthcare providers within the NHS. Nine women aged 20–46 years were recruited from support organisations in the north-west of England and interviewed about their experiences of NHS care and if any screening had taken place in relation to the consequences of living with FGM. The interviews were undertaken in English, audiotaped, transcribed and analysed using a framework analysis method. Eight of the women had given birth and the main contact with the NHS had been with midwifery, gynaecology and paediatric services. Three key themes emerged from the qualitative data: involvement with healthcare professionals; silent suffering; and compassionate communication. Findings highlight the importance of sensitive and culturally competent communication nurses require to support women and refer them to appropriate services.

scholarly journals Female Genital Mutilation as Violence Against Women: A Narrative of Promoting Abandonment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Rizky Akbar Idris ◽  
Muhammad Pramadiathalla ◽  
Tania Daniela
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Female Genital

Today, women and girls are less likely to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) than decades ago. However, the practice is still near-universal in some countries. FGM is still practiced because societies still hold their traditional values and norms. According to UNICEF, at least 200 million women and girls have been subjected to the practice in 30 countries, mainly those in Asia and Africa. This study aimed to analyze FGM as violence against women relating to the communities and their beliefs by addressing the status quo and the legality of FGM practices in Indonesia, Egypt, and Yemen. It accounted for the state's role in preventing, handling, and safeguarding the victims of FGM practices. This study used the socio-legal method by critically analyzing the legislation for further implications for legal subjects. This study showed that FGM was a form of violence against women which have a role in the perpetual violation of women's rights. It identified the difference in practice, prevalence, legality, and the state's role in FGM in Indonesia, Egypt, and Yemen. It suggested to prevent FGM practices through mobilizing political will and funding, strengthening healthcare providers' awareness and knowledge, building a supportive legislative and regulatory environment, and reinforcing monitoring, evaluation, and accountability. KEYWORDS: Women’s Rights, Female Genital Mutilation, Violence Against Women.

scholarly journals Understanding the healthcare needs of Sudanese refugee women settling in Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Lisa Peters ◽  
Sharon L. Bourke ◽  
Janet A. Green ◽  
Elianna Johnson ◽  
Ligi Anish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Female Genital

Objective: Explore the healthcare needs of Sudanese refugee women settling in Australia.Background: Refugees from Sudan are the fastest growing community in Australia. Nurses who care for people from the Sudan will be required to be familiar with the needs of this emerging community and offer culturally competent and safe care.Methods: Integrative review of the literature.Results: Sudan is one of the countries in Africa where the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), cutting or circumcision is considered a social norm. This is a deeply rooted traditional cultural practice that is still prevalent in many developing countries. Healthcare professionals in Australia are ill equipped to care for women and children who have undergone this procedure. This paper explores the Sudanese refugee community in Shepparton, Victoria to explore the nursing considerations caring for women affected by FGM within the Australian health care context.Conclusions: There is a need for more education in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional education on the healthcare needs of women who have undergone female genital mutilation in order to provide appropriate care and support for these women.

On Performing Reinfibulation in Catholic Hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-92
Author(s):  
Addison S. Tenorio ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Natural Law ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sexual Ethics ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Culturally Competent Care ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Female Genital

Female genital mutilation/cutting is a multifaceted, culturally entrenched issue. In response to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ resources dealing with the issue of FGM/C, this paper explores what resources sexual ethics can provide Catholic hospitals facing this issue, specifically with regards to the request for reinfibulation (the restoration of infibulation, also called FGM Type III). FGM/C ought not to be treated as a univocal medical practice; rather, in natural law evaluations of the act, the practice of reinfibulation ought to be separately acknowledged. Reinfibulation cannot be properly considered a mutilation in the same way that other types of FGM/C are. Thus reinfibulation should be performed in Catholic hospitals for those women who request it, as part of delivering culturally competent care, justifiable through the principle of material cooperation.

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