title: Further comments about infant circumcision.
abstract: Wellington data confirm the findings of a Christchurch study of infant circumcision with the added finding that social class (measured by mother's education and husband's socio-economic status) is significant in determining outcome. Women are subject to pressure from medical staff, not to have boys circumcised resulting in a lower actual circumcision rate (20 percent) than that anticipated six to eight weeks before delivery (37 percent).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D004522:Educational Status; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors