[Obstetrical complications of genital mutilation in Malian rural environment]

To describe maternal and fetal complications during delivery of mutilated women.It was a case study, witnesses with matching going from February 1st, 2008 till January 31st, 2009 which took place in Mopti's region. We compared maternal and fetal complications of mutilated and non-mutilated women. Using statistical tests were Chi(2) (P0.05), Odd-Ratio (OR) and its 95% confident interval (CI95%).We recorded 410 deliveries among which 280 mutilated women (68%). One hundred and forty excised women were included. There is a significant difference between duration of eviction30 mm (RC=8.27 [4.66-14.76], P0.001); simple perennials lacerations (RC=14.54 [4.79-49.56], P0.001) and full perennials lacerations (RC=8.90 [1.91-57.23], P0.001) in the two groups. The scores of morbid Apgar (RC=9.70 [4.35-22,29], P0.001) were more important in groups of cases. Moreover, we recorded 3 neonatal deaths and 4 complicated perennials lacerations in the group of cases only.Maternal and fetal complications are significantly more important for the excised woman's than for the not excised women.