A Time of Trial : People.com
The Bizarre Case of Two Babies Switched at Birth Leaves a Kentucky Couple Fearing They Will Lose the Son They Adopted Eight Years Ago
IT IS AN ANXIETY THAT CROSSES NEARLY every new mother's mind: What if I came home from the hospital with the wrong baby? Tragically, that is precisely what happened nearly eight years ago when two unsuspecting mothers left Griffin-Spalding County Hospital in Griffin, Ga., with each other's newborn sons! The error went unnoticed for nearly five years despite obvious differences in the boys' racial backgrounds. Now the parents of these switched children are locked in a desperate tug of war over custody. In October, Georgia Superior Court Judge Frank Eldridge will begin hearings on the case, which will eventually decide the fate of the boys and their families.
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Missing 5-day-old girl found in Texas
Missing 5-day-old girl found in Texas - CNN
June 05, 2006
Erica Ysasaga and Jesse Maldonado hold an outfit belonging to their missing daughter Priscilla.
An ailing 5-day-old girl, snatched from her mother by a woman who had posed as a hospital worker, has been found and is being evaluated at University Medical Center, hospital spokesman Greg Bruce said.
June 05, 2006
Erica Ysasaga and Jesse Maldonado hold an outfit belonging to their missing daughter Priscilla.
An ailing 5-day-old girl, snatched from her mother by a woman who had posed as a hospital worker, has been found and is being evaluated at University Medical Center, hospital spokesman Greg Bruce said.
Security Bracelets Put Parents' Fears To Rest
Security Bracelets Put Parents' Fears To Rest - Chicago Tribune
When Catherine Crivellone gave birth to her first two sons, she was confident the hospital staff would protect them.
But in the seven years after her second son's birth, she heard and read horror stories of newborns abducted from hospitals or switched with other infants. When she gave birth to Alex Luke on March 21, she was comforted to know that Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn was using a new bar-code system to ensure her baby's safety.
What good are Security Bracelet's when the hospital removes them?
When Catherine Crivellone gave birth to her first two sons, she was confident the hospital staff would protect them.
But in the seven years after her second son's birth, she heard and read horror stories of newborns abducted from hospitals or switched with other infants. When she gave birth to Alex Luke on March 21, she was comforted to know that Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn was using a new bar-code system to ensure her baby's safety.
What good are Security Bracelet's when the hospital removes them?
ATTENTION: Another newborn Switched at Birth in New Hampshire
Lawmaker Calls For More Oversight After Baby Mix-Up - New Hampshire News Story - WMUR New Hampshire
April 7, 2009
Hospitals Not Required To Report Such Mistakes
How Many More Babies have been switched at birth in New Hampshire?
CONCORD, N.H. -- A baby mix-up at Portsmouth Regional Hospital is drawing reaction from lawmakers who say it's time for the state to get more oversight at health care facilities.
Lawmakers are considering a bill that calls for mandatory reporting of certain mistakes, but some say they believe it's not broad enough.
Rep. Gary Richardson, D-Merrimack, said he was taken aback by the news that a newborn baby at Portsmouth Regional Hospital was given to the wrong mother and breastfed before the mistake was realized.
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April 7, 2009
Hospitals Not Required To Report Such Mistakes
How Many More Babies have been switched at birth in New Hampshire?
CONCORD, N.H. -- A baby mix-up at Portsmouth Regional Hospital is drawing reaction from lawmakers who say it's time for the state to get more oversight at health care facilities.
Lawmakers are considering a bill that calls for mandatory reporting of certain mistakes, but some say they believe it's not broad enough.
Rep. Gary Richardson, D-Merrimack, said he was taken aback by the news that a newborn baby at Portsmouth Regional Hospital was given to the wrong mother and breastfed before the mistake was realized.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Family court ruling to terminate parental rights due to mental illness reversed
Family court ruling to terminate parental rights due to mental illness reversed - Albany CPS and Family Court | Examiner.com
A New York state appellate court has reversed a decision by St. Lawrence County Family Court Judge, Barbara Potter, that terminated the parental rights of a mother and father because of their mental illness. The appellate court ruled separately on the parents' appeals but came to the same conclusion.
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A New York state appellate court has reversed a decision by St. Lawrence County Family Court Judge, Barbara Potter, that terminated the parental rights of a mother and father because of their mental illness. The appellate court ruled separately on the parents' appeals but came to the same conclusion.
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Baby mix-ups raise questions about care, ID protocols
Baby mix-ups raise questions about care, ID protocols: "The day after her first child was born in January at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Suzanne Libby discovered that he was missing from the hospital nursery. Searching frantically, she found Spencer in his hospital bassinet -- in another woman's room. Standing next to him was a hospital aide, a stricken look on her face."
At least six other errors have occurred at hospitals in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York. There were no reports of physical harm to the newborns. At least three cases involved nurse's aides, according to media reports and documents.
Six other errors REPORTED! God only know's how many more babies were switched and NOT Reported!
At least six other errors have occurred at hospitals in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York. There were no reports of physical harm to the newborns. At least three cases involved nurse's aides, according to media reports and documents.
Six other errors REPORTED! God only know's how many more babies were switched and NOT Reported!
Child Bride in Yemen Bleeds to Death
Child Bride in Yemen Bleeds to Death | BettyConfidential.com
Warning: this is a terribly sad story.
In Yemen, arranging child marriages is a popular practice, with more than a quarter of Yemen's females being married under the age of 15. This is partly because of the tribal belief that, the younger the bride, the better the chance that she will be obedient to her husband. These marriages are also very tempting to poor families, as the husband must pay the family for his underage bride.
Warning: this is a terribly sad story.
In Yemen, arranging child marriages is a popular practice, with more than a quarter of Yemen's females being married under the age of 15. This is partly because of the tribal belief that, the younger the bride, the better the chance that she will be obedient to her husband. These marriages are also very tempting to poor families, as the husband must pay the family for his underage bride.
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