In countries where circumcision is rare, care of the intact penis is not a topic of discussion at all. “The prepuces have never been an object of interest or of manipulation by doctors or parents,” Danish physician and researcher Dr. Jacob Oster noted, “because in Denmark, such a tradition has never existed.”

Midwifery is enjoying an explosion of popularity with moms-to-be. More and more women are choosing to give birth with midwives. The term “midwives” used to be a one size fits all label for a woman helping another woman give birth naturally. In the United States, however, there are now several classifications of midwives, making finding the right midwife complicated for even the savvy mom-to-be.