newborn

I recently circumcised the newborn son of a patient, at her request. I had a chat with her about how the popularity of male newborn circumcisions has changed over the years. When I started my training to become an obstetrician doctor, male newborn circumcision was...

“Birth asphyxia” (lack of oxygen and blood flow to the baby’s brain)  is a label and convenient explanation given to parents by paediatricians when a baby is delivered with low Apgar scores, requires resuscitation, or if neonatal fits occur. The second diagnosis that...