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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

‘Not out of the woods by any means’: Newborn fights for life after circumcision ‘gone awry’ nearly kills him

Cole Jordan Groth remains hospitalized as his parents hope for good news following a circumcision that nearly killed the newborn. - (Courtesy of the Groth family)

A newborn baby nearly died following his circumcision at a prestigious New York City medical center, bleeding uncontrollably for more than seven hours as his internal organs began to fail, according to his family.

Some two weeks later, little Cole Jordan Groth remains in the hospital, where he is finally showing some improvement, but is still “definitely not out of the woods by any means,” father Tim Groth told The Independent. Groth said on Monday that Cole is expected to spend “at least a couple of months” in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where he will be fed intravenously due to complications with his intestines.

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