Paeds Vivas · child-safety-and-social-paediatrics
Female genital mutilation or cutting — branching viva
Branching viva on the WHO classification, the at-risk girl and prevention, acute complication management, the deinfibulation pathway for Type III, and the mandatory-reporting and safeguarding duties.
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Prompt
You are the paediatric registrar in the outpatient clinic. The examiner will move from classification, to the at-risk girl and prevention, to the acute presentation, to the deinfibulation pathway, and to a safeguarding and reporting dilemma.
Stem
The examiner will test whether you can defend the WHO classification, the recognition and prevention of FGM in at-risk girls, the management of acute complications, the deinfibulation pathway, and the mandatory-reporting and safeguarding duties — all under pressure. [4] [1]
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- [1]Lurie JM, Weidman A, Huynh S, et al. Painful gynecologic and obstetric complications of female genital mutilation/cutting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 2020.PMID 32231359
- [2]Bello S, Ogugbue M, Chibuzor M, et al. Counselling for deinfibulation among women with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2017.PMID 28164284
- [3]Abdalla SM, Galea S Is female genital mutilation/cutting associated with adverse mental health consequences? A systematic review of the evidence. BMJ Global Health, 2019.PMID 31406589
- [4]Xu Z, Chen X, Yu J, et al. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review of Global Patterns, Sociocultural Drivers, and Health Consequences. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2026.PMID 41038307