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Table 6 Proportion (%) of nulliparous women who had a caesarean section, by FGM type for women who have an obstetric record for the period 2006 to 2012 at study hospital

From: Obstetric outcomes for women with female genital mutilation at an Australian hospital, 2006–2012: a descriptive study

  FGM Status FGM Status
  Type III Type I/II No Type III Type I/II No
  n n n % % %
Outcome
Caesarean sectiona
 Yes 6 15 697 46.2 38.5 20.3
 No 7 24 2744    
  1. aOne obstetric record had missing mode of birth
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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