Kathy, an R.N. in a major East Coast hospital writes:
One of the biggest lies we've been telling parents for years is, "Babies just don't like being held down." That is so far from the truth. They scream bloody murder, or pass out from the extreme pain of circumcision.
Related reading:
If this stained circumstraint could talk:
SavingSons.org/2012/06/if-this-stained-circumstraint-could.html
On the ethics of registered nurses assisting in infant circumcision:
DrMomma.org/2014/04/on-ethics-of-registered-nurses.html
The Plastibell Lie:
SavingSons.org/2012/03/plastibell-lie.html
The day I withdrew from nursing school:
DrMomma.org/2010/01/day-i-withdrew-from-nursing-school.html
Circumcision: a male R.N.'s perspective:
DrMomma.org/2010/03/circumcision-male-rns-perspective.html
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