title: Why and how a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology stopped doing routine newborn male circumcision.
abstract: In 2004, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan decided to stop offering routine circumcision for specialty and disciplinary, logistic, and educational reasons. The Pediatric Hospitalist Service assumed responsibility for the procedures and the educational process with resultant patient and staff satisfaction, educational, logistical and economic benefits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospitalist Service, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. trbj@umich.edu
authors.forename: Timothy R B
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pituch
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Brackbill
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Cosmas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van de Ven
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pearlman
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male; D002983:Clinical Competence; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development