Lightfoot-Klein H, Shaw E
College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1991 Mar-Apr;20(2):102-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1991.tb01681.x.
Female circumcision is a custom that affects many women who live north of the equator in Africa. Health-care practitioners in the United States may not have access to the information necessary to ensure that these women obtain optimum health care that is medically and culturally appropriate while they are in this country. This article describes the practice of female circumcision. It discusses urinary, gynecologic, and obstetric complications and includes a Sudanese physician's protocol recommended to avoid tearing during the delivery of a neonate. Health and social concerns are shared from the perspectives of circumcised women. The authors offer suggestions to assist health-care practitioners in providing culturally sensitive health-care services.
女性割礼是一种影响着许多生活在非洲赤道以北地区女性的习俗。在美国的医疗从业者可能无法获取必要信息，以确保这些女性在该国期间能获得符合医学和文化要求的最佳医疗护理。本文描述了女性割礼这一习俗。讨论了泌尿、妇科和产科方面的并发症，并纳入了一位苏丹医生推荐的避免新生儿分娩时撕裂的方案。从接受过割礼的女性角度分享了健康和社会方面的担忧。作者提供了一些建议，以帮助医疗从业者提供具有文化敏感性的医疗服务。
