Somali immigrant women's perceptions of cesarean delivery and patient-provider communication surrounding female circumcision and childbirth in the USA

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-230

  Ameresekere, Maithri ^a   Borg, Ryan ^b   Frederick, Jamie ^b   Vragovic, Olivera ^c   Saia, Kelley ^c   Raj, Anita ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Female circumcision; Female genital mutilation; Somali immigrant women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABOR; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOMALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955144137     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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