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Human milk is far superior to infant formula, so [[breastfeeding]] is highly recommended. [[Circumcised]] newborn infant boys are likely to be debilitated by the [[pain]] and [[trauma]] of circumcision and may be less able to breastfeed as compared with [[intact]] boys. | Human milk is far superior to infant formula, so [[breastfeeding]] is highly recommended. [[Circumcised]] newborn infant boys are likely to be debilitated by the [[pain]] and [[trauma]] of circumcision and may be less able to breastfeed as compared with [[intact]] boys and girls. | ||
Fendereski et al. (2024) carried out a large-scale survey and reported that [[circumcised]] boys have about three times as many complaints in the first five years of life as compared with [[intact]] boys.<ref name=fendereski2024">{{REFjournal | Fendereski et al. (2024) carried out a large-scale survey and reported that [[circumcised]] boys have about three times as many complaints in the first five years of life as compared with [[intact]] boys.<ref name=fendereski2024">{{REFjournal | ||
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