A member asked:

Im 21 weeks pregnant with a baby boy that gastroschisis. can he be circumcised when born or will i have to wait? if so, how long?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Expect to wait: To begin with you will likely deliver a little early & the kid will spend a week or more in the NICU while the intestines are gradually returned into the abdomen. (silo construction, IV fluids, antibiotics) Optional procedures like a circumcision will often wait until a day or so before discharge. This is something you can bring up with the treatment team but should eventually be easy to get done.

Answered 1/25/2018

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