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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' provides parents with basic information on the care of [[intact]] boys. | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' provides parents with basic information on the care of [[intact]] boys. | ||
Newborn [[intact]] boys are easier to care for than [[circumcised]] boys because intact boys do not have an open surgical wound.<ref>{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/bathing-skin-care/Pages/Caring-For-Your-Sons-Penis.aspx | |||
|title=How to Care for Your Baby's Penis | |||
|publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics | |||
|date=2021-08-02 | |||
|accessdate=2024-08-18 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
The foreskin has the duty of protecting the glans penis and meatus, so boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.<ref name="agarwal2005">{{REFjournal | The foreskin has the duty of protecting the glans penis and meatus, so boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.<ref name="agarwal2005">{{REFjournal | ||