The baby can be circumcised at *any* bilirubin level. It is because
the moyles (traditional circumcisers) also live in a bottle mentality
that they think the jaundice is abnormal. If I understand the
problem, a circumcision is not to be done on a child which is not
normal. Therefore, they want the bilirubin to go to too low levels.
They have it wrong. I can hardly wait to get the flack on this
statement.
It is possible that there is concern about a jaundiced baby who has
liver disease and thus might bleed. But this is a different kettle of
fish.
Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC