Margaret Burnett: The Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology Canada

Immigrant Women Dept: "I think there's a greater understanding that we need to be culturally competent when we're offering treatment for women. We see a lot more immigrant women from Africa ... and many of them have had this cutting procedure done when they were children," said Dr. Margaret Burnett, chair of the social and sexual issues committee, according to CTV. Medical students, for the most part, don't know what to do when offering care for these women, Burnett indicated and the recommendation is part of a policy statement on the subject published in the February edition of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. "So what that means for us as physicians in Canada is we're kind of confronted with this kind of anatomical difference, and we need to know how to treat them," she said Tuesday in an interview from Winnipeg. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.