Characteristics of childbirth in women who have suffered female genital mutilation at the maternity ward of the Ignace Deen National Hospital Conakry University Hospital

Introduction: FGM is any procedure involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or injury to these organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons. The objective was to contribute to the study of the characteristics of childbirth in women who have undergone female genital mutilation at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital. Methodology: This was a prospective descriptive study lasting 6 months from July 1 to December 31, 2024, carried out in the gynecology-obstetrics department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital in Conakry, involving women in labor who had undergone female genital mutilation and were admitted to the department who had given birth vaginally, and their newborns. Results: The frequency of delivery in parturients who had undergone female genital mutilation was 75.69% with 39.92% type I and 60.08% type II. These were mainly patients aged 21-25 (38.54%), married (80.0%) and primiparous (56.91%). Instrumental extraction was 38.93% and episiotomy was performed in 34% of cases with 6.08% early neonatal death. Conclusion: This study shows that the frequency of female genital mutilation remains high among parturients received in the department and type II remains the most frequent. The abandonment of female genital mutilation could contribute to the reduction of maternal and neonatal morbidity.