Benjamin Spock
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The late Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock, M.D.[a 1], (2 May 1903 – 15 March 1998) was the most famous and prominent twentieth century American pediatrician.
Dr. Spock wrote numerous books and articles on child care in his lifetime. Many have been updated by other authors and are still available. His classic, Baby and Child Care, is now in its tenth edition.[1]
Contents
Views on child circumcision
Spock initially favored child circumcision, but when the American Academy of Pediatrics, a medical trade association, said circumcision had no medical indication,[2] he started to change his view. His studies on psychology of children also helped him to reach that decision. Spock revised the Fourth Edition of Baby and Child Care (1976) to his anti-circumcision view.[1]
Publications
Spock B, Needlman R (1946): The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. Edition: 10th (2018). 992 pages. Gallery Books. ISBN 9781501175336. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
Spock B. Circumcision — Its Not Necessary. Redbook. April 1989; Retrieved 17 May 2023.
Video
See also
- Care of intact, foreskinned boys
- Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital
- Circumcision
- Human rights
- Intactivism
- United States of America
- Your Whole Baby
External links
Wikipedia article: Benjamin Spock. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
Abbreviations
- ↑
Doctor of Medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.
References
- ↑ a b Anonymous (28 March 2023).
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 15 May 2023. - ↑ Anonymous (1971).
Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants. 5th ed
, American Academy of Pediatrics. Retrieved 16 May 2023.