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The 1975 statement served as the AAP's position statement until 1989.
The AAP supplemented the 1975 statement in 1977 by stating:
<blockquote>There are no medical indications for routine circumcisions, and the procedure cannot be considered an essential components of health care. If an infant is circumcised, the procedure must be delayed until the infant is at least 24 hours old and stable, without bleeding tendency or any other illness. Circumcision must never be done at time of delivery.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=
|first=
|year=1977
|title=Standards and Recommendations for Hospital Care of Newborn Infants. Sixth Edition
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1977
|pages=66-7
|location=Evanston, IL
|publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics
|isbn=
|accessdate=2021-10-05
}}</ref>
</blockquote>
David Grimes, M.D., recognized the increasing controversy regarding the practice of non-therapeutic infant circumcision in 1978.