
CBS 6 Investigation: Botched circumcisions soar in Central Virginia
Article here. Excerpt:
'RICHMOND,Va— For some it's a cosmetic or health decision. For others, it's a religious covenant.
Regardless of the reason, a majority of baby boys born in the Greater Richmond Area today are being circumcised.
While circumcision is one of the most common procedures performed, a number of things can and do go wrong.
Traci Stevens knew she didn’t want her second baby to go through what her first son did. Stevens says, “My husband said over and over, ‘Something’s wrong.’”
Pediatric urologist Dr. Boyd Winslow confirmed what the Stevens feared, their first son’s circumcision had been done wrong in the hospital and needed to be repeated. To spare their second born, Jonah, the same heartache, the Stevens took him directly to Dr. Winslow a month after he was born. Stevens says, “Jonah didn’t cry one bit when it was done, so I was very happy with that.”'
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