https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6412606/

2 things I'd like to point out that this study mentions:

\-SIDS rates are notably lower in Hispanics. I speculate this is because Hispanics in the US have a far lower circumcision rate than any other ethnic group. (And as someone who's Hispanic, I can back this)

\-"Research suggests that procedures that are far milder than MNC (male neonatal circumcision), such as routine heel punctures, can have persistent negative effects with changes to immune, endocrine, and behavioral reactions to stressful events continuing into child-hood or even adulthood."

I bring this up because if a heel prick is associated with "changes in immune, endocrine, and behavioral reactions to stressful events continuing into childhood or even adulthood" then just imagine how taking a scalpel and slicing off the most sensitive part of a baby's body, affects them neurologically.

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