Embracing Birth

Keep Our Baby Boys Intact

I implore you to please do some research at the sites below if you are going to have a son.  Please Keep Our Baby Boys Intact.

The site below has a video that all parents should watch before making their decision:

Myths vs. Facts

 
http://www.noharmm.org/comparison.htm

http://www.circumstitions.com/FGMvsMGM.html
http://www.circumstitions.com/Develop.html

http://www.infocirc.org/pressrel.htm

Rates

 
http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/bollinger2001/  (American)

http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/USA/ (American)
http://www.courtchallenge.com/refs/rate1m.html   (Canadian)

Medical Communities

 
http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/  
http://www.nocircnc.org/medicalstatements.htm  
http://www.circumcision.org/studies.htm  
http://www.intact.ca/saskmemo.html  
http://www.nurses.cirp.org
http://faculty.washington.edu/gcd/DOC/

Circumcision Is Not Cost Effective

Urinary Tract Infections

 
http://www.infocirc.org/uti2.htm

Risks and Complications

 
http://www.circumcisionquotes.com/complications.html  
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/circumcision.html  (clamping methods)
http://www.infocirc.org/fourn.htm
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/169/3/216  

Breastfeeding

 
http://www.nocirc.org/statements/breastfeeding.php  
http://www.cirp.org/library/birth/

Cancer
http://www.cirp.org/library/statemen...s/1996-02_ACS/  
http://www.cancer.or.....enile_cance...asp

Personal Experiences

 
http://www.stopcirc.com/  
http://www.circumcision.org/mothers.htm  
http://www.udonet.com/circumcision/chose_to_circ.html  
http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/a...laire/circ.php
http://www.circumcisionquotes.com/mothers.html

Intact vs. Circumcised penis care

 
http://www.nocirc.org/publish/4pam.pdf  
http://www.nocirc.org/publish/5pam.pdf  
http://www.tornwing.com/peacefulbegi...ysgenitals.htm  
http://www.cirp.org/library/normal/ 

If you choose to keep your baby intact NEVER let pediatricians/nurses retract his foreskin this is very painful and can cause infection.

Hygiene & problems

 
http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/vanhowe/ 

Won't it have to be done Later?

News articles

Pain

 
http://www.infocirc.org/babypain.htm  
http://pediatrics.aappublications.or...full/100/4/626

Percentage of Pain Control Actually Used

Pain Relief that SHOULD be used

Sexual side effects

 
http://www.boystoo.com/medical/conversion.htm  
http://www.reserach/cirp.org/  
http://www.norm.org/lost.html

Ethics

After-Market Foreskin

Christian Perspective

Cute articles

 
http://www.geocities.com/raisingintactsons/  
http://www.circumstitions.com/Itsaboy.html  

Adult circumcision (why not leave it up to him?)

http://www.circumcisioncenter.com/  
http://www.nocircoftx.org/info/vs.html  

Foreskin restoration

 
http://www.norm.org

Great sites for research

 
http://www.cirp.org  
http://www.circumcision.org  
http://www.infocirc.org  
http://www.circumcisionquotes.com  
http://www.nocirc.org  
http://www.noharm.org  
http://www.intact.ca  
http://www.mothering.com  
http://www.fathermag.com  
http://www.circumstitions.com  
http://www.boystoo.com  
http://www.courtchallenge.com  
http://www.sicsociety.org  
http://www.stopcirc.com  
http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org  
http://www.norm-uk.org