London coroner calls for circumcision safeguards after baby death
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Key Points:
- A six-month-old boy, Mohamed Abdisamad, died from an invasive streptococcus pyogenes infection following a non-therapeutic male circumcision performed in west London.
- The West London coroner's inquest highlighted the absence of national regulations, training, accreditation, or safety protocols for non-therapeutic male circumcision procedures.
- Assistant Coroner Anton van Dellen issued a prevention of future deaths report warning that without government intervention, similar fatalities could occur.
- The report calls for the introduction of regulatory measures, including consent procedures, infection control, record keeping, and aftercare standards.
- The Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have been asked to
