Figures obtained by The Observer show at least 11 women who had babies at Wexham Park Hospital in the last three years were victims of the barbaric practice.

They are believed to be the first official figures of recorded FGM uncovered in the town.

FGM campaigner Dr Phoebe Abe, from Iver, said: “The real figure is much higher. Recording at hospitals is a joke. A lot of professional people do not want to record it. Many women with FGM would not talk about it when asked, so many go undetected.”

Reported by the Slough Observer. You can read the full story here. 

Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.