Midwives' Experiences in Providing Care and Counselling to Women with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Related Problems

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Themes</td><td align="left">Subthemes</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Midwives’ encounters when providing FGM counselling</td><td align="left">Midwives feeling confident and supported<br/>Midwives being challenged by culture and religion<br/>Women’s delay in seeking care</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Benefits of own FGM experience when counselling women</td><td align="left">Sharing a common experience<br/>Changing opinions regarding FGM</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Midwives’ views on challenges and problems in future anti-FGM work.</td><td align="left">Female decision makers<br/>still performing FGM in spite of being against it<br/><br/>Importance of reaching out with information about virginity and religion</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 2: Midwives' Experiences in Providing Care and Counselling to Women with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Related Problems 