Kanté Ibrahim Ousmane¹*, Sima Mammadou¹, Traoré Mamadou Salia¹, Coulibaly Ahmadou¹, Théra Tiounkani Augustin¹, Abdoulaye Sissoko², Koné Konimba¹, Kouma Aminata⁴, Dao Seydou Z³, Traore Soumana Oumar³, Bocoum Amadou², Traore Alassane⁶, Traoré Youssouf² and Teguété Ibrahima²

¹Obstetric Gynecology Service of U.H.C. of Point “G”, Bamako, Mali
²Obstetric Gynecology Service of U.H.C Gabriel TOURE”, Bamako, Mali
³Common Reference Health Centre V, Bamako, Mali
⁴Obstetric Gynecology Service of U.H.C KATI, Bamako Mali
⁵Common Reference Health Centre III, Bamako Mali
⁶Obstetric Gynecology Service Hospital of Mali Bamako Mali

*Corresponding Author: Kanté Ibrahim Ousmane, Obstetric Gynecology Service of U.H.C. of Point “G”, Bamako, Mali.

Received: April 23, 2024; Published: May 27, 2024

Abstract

Aim: To study the prognosis of newborns in parturients who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).

Patients and Method: Our study took place in the obstetrics department U.H.C Point G. It was a case / control study. The case being the excised woman and the witness, the non-excised woman. Our study lasted sixteen months, from 01/01/2019 to 04/30/2020. Were included, primiparas from 14 to 49 years old excised or not. The sample size was calculated based on the case / control sample. Data collection was done on individual questionnaires. The analysis and data processing were done on SPSS 12.0 and Word 2013. Statistical tests: Khi2. P < 0.05.

Results: during our study we included 266 women. The major age group was 14-19, or 51.1% in the cases and controls. The bambaras and sonrhaïs were the majority ethnic groups in the two cases with respectively 34.6% and 31.1% with P < 0.00. The illiterate and the secondary level were the majority in the cases and the controls respectively with 57.8% and 59.3% with P < 0.00. Type 3 circumcision accounted for 12%. In our study we had 43.75% of infibulates delivered vaginally we found a relationship with P <0.05; 17.3% of the newborns of the cases had a bad Apgar against 0% in the controls and 02.3% of neonatal mortality in the excised women; Absence of neonatal mortality in women not excised.

Conclusion: FGM was a frequent practice in our countries and can be a source of neonatal and obstetrical complications. Measures must be taken to prevent and eradicate this scourge.

 Keywords: Female Genital Mutilation; Obstetric Complications; Prognosis of Newborns

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Citation

Citation: Kanté Ibrahim Ousmane., et al. “Prognosis of Newborns of Parturient Who Have Suffered Female Genital Mutilation/Excision (FGM) in the Obstetrics Department of University Hospital Center (UHC) POINT G. BAMAKO/Mali”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.6 (2024): 105-110.

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