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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is an important but frequently overlooked parental duty for parents of a newborn [[intact]] boy in an American maternity hospital. Non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of newborn boys remains a common practice despite its unethical nature. Circumcision is a profit center for hospitals, so many will promote circumcision in various ways. It is easy for nursery attendant to make a mistake and bring an intact boy for an unwanted circumcision. Mansfield et al. (1995) report when a newborn is to be [[circumcised]], both mother and newborn remain in hospital an average of six hours longer, which substantially increases revenue to the hospital,<ref>{{REFjournal
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== Precautionary steps for parents ==
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 information that may be presented in hospital.
* If the maternity facility allows a birth plan, then specify intactness in the birth plan.
* Discuss your desire for an [[intact ]] son with your attending physician.* There will be a lot of papers to sign upon admission. There usually is a circumcision consent form provided whether the baby is a boy or girl. Be careful to NOT sign a consent for circumcision form.* The latest stratagem to obtain consent is to send nurses into the room to ask the mother if she wants her newborn circumcised. This is done repeatedly, in hope of breaking a mother's will.
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