Authors : Ogonna F. Muoneke

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 11 - November

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26nov110

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Abstract : This study aimed at investigating the effect female genital mutilation has on vaginal deliveries and maternal satisfaction of mothers in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. This study is quantitative in nature and made use of a target population of women both with FGM and without FGM who gave birth in year 2022 in one of the community hospitals (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital) in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.

Keywords : FGM, Maternal Satisfaction, Vaginal Deliveries

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