Couple Relieves Ordeal Of Son’s Death During Circumcision

A couple has been left devastated after their 22 days old son Ryan Heydari, bled to death in an Ontario hospital due to complications from his circumcision in January 2013.

Mum of the deceased boy, Ahmadi said: “We are so shocked that we will not have an answer to bring us some peace for our broken hearts, to prevent other cruel deaths like Ryan’s, and to ensure that doctors take proper care of their patients.

 

Ahmadi said  that she and her husband were persuaded to circumcise Ryan by their pediatrician and knew something was wrong after the procedure. She said, “He was bleeding, and it only got worse over just hours. … It was so obvious from the blood his tiny body had lost that he was in danger.”

Few hours later they called the physician, and were advised to take their son to another hospital. Ahmadi said they “waited for care that could have saved his life, but that level of care never came.” At some point Ryan was transferred to the Hospital for Sick Children, where he passed away seven days later.

Shari Brasner, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York stated Such serious complications from circumcision, however, are “unbelievably rare,”

He said: “Typically, within three to four days, you’re done with care to the area” after a circumcision. Almost every baby is cleared for it a day after birth, except in some instances in which the newborn is very small, is in the neonatal intensive care unit attached to IVs, monitors, and such, or has an anatomic anomaly that requires a specialist to handle the operation. “Of course, if you have a family history of bleeding disorder, don’t sign your baby up for elective surgery,” Brasner continues. “But usually a baby who can go to the well-baby nursery is a fine candidate for circumcision.”

Speaking on the incident, the couple’s lawyer, Brian Moher, praised them for sharing their experience so that other people could learn.

He said:“It’s absolutely devastating. Ryan is their only child, and the fact that a routine circumcision would later lead to consequences that are unfathomable just tears their heart out. But even if Ryan’s not with us, they feel it’s important that his story is heard, especially for parents considering circumcision. You think it’s for the benefit of your child, but if you don’t know the risks, and this case shows how extreme the risks can be, you’re going in uninformed.

Source: Yahoo Parenting