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12 June 2009

Botched Circumcisions

THINKING OF MUTILATING YOUR CHILD’S GENITALS JUST BECAUSE YOUR DOCTOR OR HUSBAND OR MOTHER-IN-LAW, OR ANYONE ELSE SAYS YOU SHOULD? THINK AGAIN!

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Circumcision Surgery Accidents, Complications, and Atrocities
There are many horror stories on this site.

Photos of Skin Bridges
Painful, permanent scarring that can occur when foreskin is forcibly retracted.

Family Awarded $2.3 Million
for Botched Circumcision

“… the tip of the penis was placed in a biohazard bag and that doctors might have been able to reattach it if they had acted within eight hours of the procedure.”

Botched Circumcision
At the completion of the circumcision, hospital records indicated there was significant bleeding. Inspection of the penis revealed nearly all of the glans had been amputated at the time of the circumcision.

Lawsuit claims botched circumcision
“…rather than removing only the foreskin, the doctor cut and removed a portion of the baby’s penis, the suit said.”

Complications of circumcision
“Although haemorrhage and sepsis are the main causes of morbidity, the variety of complications is enormous. The literature abounds with reports of morbidity and even death as a result of circumcision.”

NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF ROUTINE INFANT CIRCUMCISION
“”The … doctors who still perform circumcision are violating the first rule of good medicine — primum non nocere — first, do no harm.” – Dr. Benjamin Spock

If you google “botched circumcision”, you’ll find more links than you’ll have time to read.

4 June 2009

May, 2009 VBAC Headlines

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Neonatal Outcomes May Be Better With Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery
“Neonates born after elective subsequent cesarean delivery have significantly higher rates of respiratory morbidity and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and longer length of hospital stay vs those with vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), according to the results of a retrospective cohort study reported in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.”

Natural birth after c-section possible at Natividad Medical Center again
Natividad Medical Center announced Wednesday that so-called VBACs vaginal birth after cesarean are back. “This is something that I’ve heard women wanting for as long as I’ve lived here,” said Judy Rasmussen, the hospital’s director of prenatal services.

Repeat C-section babies more at risk than VBAC babies!
“Babies delivered by elective, repeat cesarean section delivery are nearly twice as likely to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) than those born vaginally after the mother has previously had a c-section…”

My Super Vagina!
“So, I did it! I had a VBAC, or a vaginal birth after cesarean.”

Let women choose birthing alternative
OUTRAGE! Lehigh Valley Hospital terminates the delivery privileges of Laurice Dunning and Valley Midwives