Female genital mutilation (FGM) management during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-104

  Rushwan, H ^a  

^a UNFPA Country Support Team Arab S   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Complications; Female genital mutilation; Morbidity; Mortality; Women

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; CLITORIS; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SHORT SURVEY; VAGINA; VULVA;

EID: 0034237513     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00237-X     Document Type: Article

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