Newborn Babies Links

Nurse gave newborn to stranger (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Two workers have been suspended over leaving a newborn with a stranger during a hospital transfer in South Australia.

Number Of Babies Exposed To Drugs Effectively Reduced By 'Recovery Coaches' (Medical News Today)

About 11 percent of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year have been exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs in the womb, according to a June 2006 report by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. If removed from the home by child protection, these children tend to remain in foster care longer, and chances are very low that they will be reunited with their parents.

Psych exam ordered for mom accused of letting newborn die (Daily Herald)

A McHenry County judge today ordered a psychological examination of a former Lake in the Hills woman awaiting trial on charges she secretly gave birth in 2007 and left her newborn son to die wrapped in a plastic bag under a bathroom sink.

Two babies die of Legionnaires' disease in Cyprus (People's Daily)

A two-week-old baby died of Legionnaires' disease in Cyprus on Saturday, while two more infants are still in critical conditions, local media reported. Seven other babies are now in hospital to receive treatment for pneumonia, and they are in a better condition now, Cyprus News Agency reported. A newborn died on Tuesday after being affected with the Legionnaires virus. All the infected infants ...

Mother's fight for neo-natal beds (BBC News)

A mother starts a campaign against the temporary closure of intensive care beds for babies at Dewsbury hospital.