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Baby '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' ({{LifeData|birth=2025-03-31|birthplace=New York, New York|birthcountry=[[USA]]|death=|deathplace=|deathcountry=}}) was born with congenital heart disease (CHD) at [https://www.nyp.org/morganstanley Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in Manhattan] which is associated with [https://www.columbia.edu/ Columbia University].<ref name="bisram2025">{{REFnews
|title=Circumcision at NYC hospital almost made baby bleed to death, parents say
|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/baby-nearly-bled-to-death-circumcision-parents-say/
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|quote="We were called and asked if we wanted to move forward with circumcision, and we just said yes," he said. "We weren't aware of any of the risks. We didn't really, no one told us that there were elevated risks for children with CHD."
}}</ref> <refname="degregory2025">{{REFnews
|title=LI dad says infant son is fighting for his life in NYC hospital after a botched circumcision: ‘He looks like he’s been through war’
|url=https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/us-news/li-infant-is-fighting-for-his-life-in-nyc-hospital-after-botched-circumcision/
}}</ref>
It is not clear unclear why the Groths selected [[circumcision]] for Cole, since [[circumcision of the newborn]] does not treat or prevent disease and puts the infant boy at risk of [[bleeding]], [[infection]], and [[Documented severe complications of circumcision| surgical misadventure]]. The most usual reason is to enable the hospital and attending physician to collect a fee.<ref name="garrett2023-12-21">{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/economics-of-circumcision/
|title=The Economics of Circumcision: A Full Breakdown of This Penis Business
}}</ref>
The [[circumcision]] wound started to [[haemorrhage]] in the night, but was not immediately detected. There is very little Loss of only a slight amount of blood in a newborn infantcan and does cause exsangination and ''hypovolemic [[shock]]''.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hypovolemic+shock |title=Hypovolemic shock |publisher=Farlex |website=The Free Dictionary |accessdate=2025-04-29}}</ref> Losing over 2.4 ounces of blood may cause [[death]].==Cole's body, so little injuries==Coles' loss of blood loss can caused by his unnecessary circumcision caused substantial organ injury. Part of his intestines died and had to be toleratedremoved by an abdominal operation. He has been fitted with a colostomy bag.<ref name="degregory2025" /> He will need additional surgery later to reconnect the residual parts of his intestines.<ref name="degregory2025" />
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Jacob Sweet]]
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.circumstitions.com/death-exsang.html
|title=Ryleigh McWillis - — death from blood loss
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