The 1999 AAP Task Force on Circumcision, however, declared that breastfeeding produces a three fold reduction in UTI in infants. As Outerbridge points out, breastfeeding is very effective in reducing incidence of UTI in both boys and girls. The notion that circumcision is a useful prophylactic against disease has been laid to rest by the 1999 AAP Task Force on Circumcision. Instead, we favour healthy, natural alternatives such as breastfeeding and rooming-in. Breastfeeding offers a wide range of benefits for both mother and baby.
Circumcision is surgery, and as such it has attendant risks .
Furthermore, circumcision causes a great deal of pain , entails permanent loss of sexual function and sensation, which raises serious ethical questions concerning informed consent . 29 Circumcision is not an operation to be performed lightly. References Craig JC et al . Effect of circumcision on incidence of urinary tract infection in preschool boys. From the Department of Nephrology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia.