Circumcision of the newborn: Difference between revisions

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It is dangerous for newborn boys to receive general anesthesia, so when a newborn boy is [[circumcised]], he will experience severe [[pain]] and [[trauma]], and he will be put at risk of the known risks of circumcision surgery, including [[bleeding]], [[infection]], and surgical accident. Iacob et al. (2021) has identified [[Complication#47_classes_of_complications| 47 classes of possible complications]].<ref name="iacob2021">{{REFjournal
It is dangerous for newborn boys to receive general anesthesia, so when a newborn boy is [[circumcised]], he will experience severe [[pain]] and [[trauma]], and he will be put at risk of the known risks of circumcision surgery, including [[bleeding]], [[infection]], and [[Documented severe complications of circumcision| surgical accident]]. Iacob et al. (2021) has identified [[Complication#47_classes_of_complications| 47 classes of possible complications]].<ref name="iacob2021">{{REFjournal
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Human milk is far superior to infant formula, so [[breastfeeding]] is highly recommended. [[Circumcised]] infant boys are likely to be debilitated by the [[pain]] and [[trauma]] of circumcision and may be unable to breastfeeed.
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