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==Final comments==
Elhaik calls male neonatal circumcision "''a major risk-factor for SIDS''." He points to the effect of Medicaid funding of non-therapeutic infant circumcision on the increase in SIDS observed in states that pay for non-therapeutic circumcision of infant boys.<ref name="elhaik2019" />
Elhaik views the association of non-therapeutic infant circumcision and SIDS as full fully proven, but thinks additional research is necessary to determine cause and effect.<ref name="elhaik2019" />
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has not taken a position on the association of male non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision and SIDS, nor is it likely to because of the conflict of interest between good medicine and the [[Financial Incentive| financial interests]] of its fellows (members).