Circumcision: What to Know and Consider – Podcast Ep 54
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Circumcision: What to Know and Consider – Podcast Ep 54

Pediatrician, Dr. Kelly Fradin is talking with us about circumcision medical facts and what parents need to know before baby is born.

Published March 16, 2021

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick® | Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Baby Planner
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Today’s topic is an important one, but one that is rarely discussed . . . circumcision. As soon as you are told, “It’s a boy!” during your pregnancy or after giving birth, it’s a decision that you are faced with as a parent. Should your son be circumcised or not? Some parents do lots of research. While other parents think little about the decision and do what they are familiar with within their own family. Some parents follow their religious beliefs when making this decision.

Regardless of your choice, I would like to first state that we are supportive of both sides. However, at Baby Chick, we want all parents to be informed and make their parenting decisions based on knowledge and understanding. That’s why I’m thrilled to chat with pediatrician Dr. Kelly Fradin today about circumcision and what parents need to know and consider before their baby is born.

Dr. Kelly Fradin is a pediatrician and mother of two from NYC. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and her career has focused on children with chronic medical conditions and school health. As an advocate for children, she wrote Parenting in a Pandemic. This book provides calm, realistic, and evidence-based advice to families during this stressful time. Dr. Fradin is a wealth of knowledge, and she shares parenting and children’s health information on her Instagram page @adviceigivemyfriends and her website. We’re so happy to have her here to chat about this important decision parents face when they discover they are having a boy.

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Nina Spears is The Baby Chick® and the Founder and CEO of Baby Chick®. She began her career supporting families in 2011 after earning her baby planning certification and attending her first births that same year. Since then, she has earned her birth and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her perinatal nutrition expert certification through The Professional Perinatal Nutrition Program, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among others.

Early in her career, one of Nina’s birth doula clients affectionately referred to her as “the baby chick — the ‘chick’ who works with moms and babies.” The nickname stuck and later inspired the creation of Baby Chick, which has grown…

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