••• Chapter 6^ Operative Obstetrics Pearls^75
❍ What are the common contraindications and relative contraindications to routine newborn circumcision?
Low birth weight, <2500 g, bleeding abnormalities, family history of bleeding disorder not ruled out in the infant,
infection, unstable infant, hypospadias and other genitourinary abnormalities, abnormal body temperature, and
abnormal feeding.
❍ True or False: Recommendation of American Academy of Pediatrics is that the existing evidence is insufficient
to recommend routine neonatal circumcision.
True.
❍ What is the name of this device used for circumcision?
Gomco.❍ What is the name of this device used for circumcision?
Plastibell.❍ What is the name of this device used for circumcision?
Mogan.