Chilling of Newborn Infants: Its Relation to Circumcision Immediately Following Birth

Southern Medical Journal, Volume 63, Issue 3: Pages 309-311, March 1970.

GEORGE R. SPENCE, MD,^† Silver Spring, Md

Abstract

The author has shown that the delay of holding a newborn in the delivery room for circumcision before his removal to the nursery results in chilling. He recommends postponementof the operation to later in the neonatal period.

^†From the Department of Pediatrics, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Md.

Cite as:

Spence GR. Chilling of newborn infants: its relation to circumcision immediately following birth. South Med J 1970; 63(3):309-11.

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