PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Uterine Atony, Snowball Sampling, Clitoridectomy

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

Document Summary

Lecture 13: female genital mutilation and obstetric care | guest lecture, beverley chalmers. Types of fgm: partial or total removal of clitoris. Type 2: excision 15% of girls have this. So small that urine can only drip out slowly. Type 4: unclassified: all other harmful procedures to female genitalia for non-medical purposes. Fgm repeated: reopening occurs during birth requires re-stitching. Imeediate health consequence: haemorrhage, infection, urine retention, intense pain, damage to adjacent organs. Girls often held down, if they move, the blade can cut internal organs: hiv, death. If same blade is used across the girls. Long term health consequences: urinary tract nfections, infertility, pelvic infections, retained menstrual fluid, pregnancy complications, sexual difficulties, scar tissues. Every time it is redone: abscesses. Consequences for birthing: difficult vaginal exams, difficult monitoring, prolonged labour, fistula formation. When the tissue forms into the anus/urethra: perineal tears. Skin ruptures tears: uterine inertia or rupture, fetal retention in birth canal.