Protection of intact newborns in hospital: Difference between revisions

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There are a number of steps that parents may take to lessen the chance of a wrongful, unwanted, harmful [[circumcision]].

* Review information on circumcision, so as not to be deceived by false or deceptive information that may be presented in hospital.

* If the maternity facility allows a birth plan, then specify [[intactness]] in the birth plan.

* If the maternity facility allows a birth plan, then specify [[intactness]] in the birth plan.<ref name="garrett2023-11-15">{{REFweb

|url=https://intactamerica.org/birth-plan-checklist/

|title=Birth Plan Checklist: Don’t Forget to Specify No Circumcisio

|last=Garrett

|first=

|init=CJ

|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett

|publisher=Intact America

|date=2023-11-15

|accessdate=2024-07-09

}}</ref>

* Discuss your desire for an [[intact]] son with your attending physician.

* There will be a lot of papers to sign upon admission. There usually would be a circumcision consent form provided whether the baby is a boy or girl. Be careful to ''NOT'' sign a consent for circumcision form. Granting of consent by a surrogate for non-therapeutic circumcision (all newborn circumcision is non-therapeutic) is an unethical practice.<ref name="myers2020">{{REFjournal

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 There are a number of steps that parents may take to lessen the chance of a wrongful, unwanted, harmful [[circumcision]].
 * Review information on circumcision, so as not to be deceived by false or deceptive information that may be presented in hospital.
-* If the maternity facility allows a birth plan, then specify [[intactness]] in the birth plan.
+* If the maternity facility allows a birth plan, then specify [[intactness]] in the birth plan.<ref name="garrett2023-11-15">{{REFweb
+ |url=https://intactamerica.org/birth-plan-checklist/
+ |title=Birth Plan Checklist: Don’t Forget to Specify No Circumcisio
+ |last=Garrett
+ |first=
+ |init=CJ
+ |author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
+ |publisher=Intact America
+ |date=2023-11-15
+ |accessdate=2024-07-09
+}}</ref>
 * Discuss your desire for an [[intact]] son with your attending physician.
 * There will be a lot of papers to sign upon admission. There usually would be a circumcision consent form provided whether the baby is a boy or girl. Be careful to ''NOT'' sign a consent for circumcision form. Granting of consent by a surrogate for non-therapeutic circumcision (all newborn circumcision is non-therapeutic) is an unethical practice.<ref name="myers2020">{{REFjournal