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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.<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