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Disposable diapers lead to circumcision death
January 4th, 2010 by ICGI
WARNING: Cloth diapers now required for circumcised boys.
Babies have died as a result of parents not noticing their baby was bleeding to death as a result of having been circumcised and diapered with super-absorbent disposable diapers. They can easily absorb and hide enough blood to cause your son to need a transfusion or bleed to death.
An eight-pound newborn has 10 ounces of blood at birth. Blood loss of only 2 ounces is enough to cause hypovolemia, which results in death if he doesn’t receive a transfusion in time.
Physicians are not warning parents of this danger, although they are quick to blame parents of neglect in such cases. The AAP has not issued a warning.
Use cloth diapers until the wound heals. Parents should change his diapers frequently, checking for excessive bleeding. Follow the wound-care instructions your physician gives you. Check for soreness and redness, which might be an infection.
