Circed boys=increased S.I.D.S

[baybee]

The following is extracted from Robert Darby's History of Circumcision web
site:

Australia
Circumcision and infant health

The reasonable conclusion, that the rising incidence of circumcision over
the first half of the twentieth century made no contribution to improved
child health outcomes, is confirmed by a recent report from the Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare covering the period 1983 to 2003. The
report, A picture of Australia¹s children, shows major improvements in child
health over the 20 years from 1983 to 2003, and a halving of infant
mortality. These are very significant dates, since 1983 was the beginning of
the dramatic slide in Australian circumcision incidence, from about 40 per
cent of boys in the early 1980s to less than 12 per cent in 2003. It is thus
good empirical proof that ³lack of circumcision² does not increase child
health problems.

http://www.historyofcircumcision.net...ent&task=categ
ory&sectionid=6&id=71&Itemid=50

[A&A]

Lowered circ rates and lowered infant mortality may be correlational, rather than causational. There may be other factors that explain both, such as higher education or increased income.

And infant mortality doesn't necessarily equal SIDS. Infant mortality could be due to malnutrition, disease, etc. SIDS is the label applied when there isn't another explanation for the infant's death.

[Belle]

Because intact is the biological norm I take issue with the statement that intact boys have less SIDS. Instead of saying that intact boys have less SIDS, shouldn't it be that circed boys have an increased incidence of SIDS.

[baybee]

Point taken from both above posts. Thanks for your views.

Baybee

[serendipity22]

Sids in Australia

Sids in Australia used to be about 1 in 500 babies. There has been a concerted public awareness campaign to encourage things like not putting a baby on their front to sleep or not smoking near a baby (best not in the same house). Breast feeding has not been publicised enough as it should have been, as it once looked like it prevented sids (the stats were so good).

Circ could have been a factor in previous higher infant mortality, though more information is needed.

Something of interest is the USA has the second worst infant mortality in the western world.