Circumcision of the newborn

Circumcision of the newborn refers to circumcision in the neonatal period, which, by definition, is the first 28 days (four weeks) of life.

Circumcision of the newborn has been heavily promoted by the circumcision industry in the United States of America for more than a century. Circumcision of the newborn does not treat or provent disease as no disease is present. There is no medical indication for circumcision, so Circumcision of the newborn is seldom practiced outside of the United States because newborn boys are born with healthy, protective foreskin,

It is dangerous for newborn boys to receive general anesthesia, so when a newborn boy is circumcised, he will experience severe pain, stress, 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 47 classes of possible complications.

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.

Male circumcision is harmful because it excises healthy tissue and permanently destroys beneficial, protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory physiological functions. Male circumcision also causes psychological problems that tend to perpetuate the cycle of abuse. Male circumcision is a costly diversion of medical resources away from beneficial services. Male circumcision violates legal rights, human rights, and ethical standards. Finally, we must remember that males are the more vulnerable and sensitive of the two genders and, therefore, deserve the greater degree of protection from traumatic, invasive, injurious, and unnecessary surgery. For all of these reasons the non-therapeutic circumcision of boys should not be performed and the genital integrity of all children should be respected and protected.

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.

Foreskinned infant boys are easier to care for than circumcised boys because they do not have an open wound in their feces filled diaper.

Loss of popularity

Harmful, non-therapeutic circumcision of the newborn in the United States hit its peak in 1965 and has been slowly but continuously declining in popularity ever since. Microsoft Network (MSN) reported that the incidence of child circumcision in the United States has declined below 50 percent, which makes non-circumcision or genital integrity the new NORM in the United States among newborn boys.

See also

• Circumcision
• Cole Jordan Groth
• Protection of intact newborns in hospital
• Surrogate consent

External links

• Anonymous (2021). Questions for baby boi do you circumcised your baby or leave it?, REDDIT. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
• Alissa K (21 May 2022). How Circumcision Gaslit an Entire Generation, Intact America. Retrieved 22 May 2022.