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91150 - Female Genital Mutilation

Academic Year 2024/2025

                
                        Docente:
                        Concetta Brattoli
                    
                        Credits:
                        2
                    
                        SSD:
                        MED/47
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Midwifery (cod. 9201)

                            Online Lessons
                        
                            Teaching resources on Virtuale
                        
                                    Course Timetable
                                
from Dec 05, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student has the knowledge about definition and diffusion of the phenomenon, classification, short and long-term complications and management of childbirth, cultural and legislative aspects of Female Genital Mutilation.

Course contents

Definition and classification of FGM

Background of the phenomenon

Short- and long-term complications of FGM

Clinical and psychological consequences of FGM

Deinfibulation

Childbirth management and the complexity of sexual health

Cultural and legal aspects of FGM

Nursing-midwifery role

Importance and key points of communication

Readings/Bibliography

Bibliography:

Giorgia Brambilla (ed.), Female genital mutilation. Women, culture, bioethics. If Press, Morolo (FR), 2010.
Massimo Chiaretti, Giovanna Angela Carru (eds.), Female genital mutilation. Tradition, diffusion, complications, treatments. Sapienza Università Editrice, Rome, 2018.

Sitography:

Recommendations on Prevention, Recognition and Treatment of Obstetric Perineal Trauma (April 2024) - SIGO [https://www.sigo.it/linea-guida/raccomandazioni-su-prevenzione-riconoscimento-e-cura-del-trauma-perineale-ostetrico-aprile-2024/]
FGM Guidelines - Ministry of Health 2007 in: http://www.salute.gov.it/imgs/C_17_pubblicazioni_769_allegato.pdf
Emilia Romagna Region, Project n.9. Female genital mutilation (FGM) in the immigrant population. Care recommendations, 2000/2001 in: https://salute.regione.emilia-romagna.it/normativa-e-documentazione/linee-di-indirizzo/archivio-documenti-tecnici/linee-guida/le-mutilazioni-genitali-femminili-mgf-nella-popolazione-immigrata-raccomandazioni-per-i-professionist
Documentation - Guidelines - Female Genital Mutilation - Thematic site (saperidoc.it), https://www.saperidoc.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/827
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - Global Health Center of the Tuscany Region, http://www.centrosaluteglobale.eu/progetti-corsi/mutilazioni-genitali-femminili-mgf/
UEFGM – United to End Female Genital Mutilation, https://uefgm.org/?lang=it
End Female Genital Mutilation End FGM, https://www.endfgm.eu/

Teaching methods

Participatory lecture

Discussion in the classroom

Viewing of videos and film related to the topic covered by the course

Group works

Intervention by external guests (cultural mediators of the CSDS Bologna)

Assessment methods

Written test with open questions

Teaching tools

Digital presentations

Videos and film

Articles taken from official documents or from web

Office hours

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