Pain during circumcision can be felt at four main steps: administration of analgesia via needle-prick (where applicable), separation of the prepuce from the penile glans, cutting of the prepuce, ...

Although it is both a religious rite and cultural practice, male circumcision is primarily done in the United States as a means of preventative health care. Yet Medicaid funding for this neonatal ...

Pain in neonates after circumcision decreased significantly after the implementation of a comprehensive nurse practitioner (NP)-led management. “This NP-led EBPQI [evidence-based practice quality ...

This article focuses on the control of pain and distress once a fully informed decision to circumcise has been made. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in neonatal pain, much of it inspired ...

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. The origins of circumcision are unknown, and probably predate written history, but the practice is ...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or cot death remains the leading cause of infant death in many developed countries. There are around 2,700 babies who die from cot death every year in the US – and ...

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. The origins of circumcision are unknown, and probably predate written history, but the practice is ...

A petition demanding an end to circumcisions in neonatal intensive care units has surpassed 1,000 signatures, following the case of a Long Island newborn whose condition deteriorated dramatically ...

Although it is both a religious rite and cultural practice, male circumcision is primarily done in the United States as a means of preventative health care. Yet Medicaid funding for this neonatal ...