Security personnel at hospitals try to be on highest alert when
it comes to protecting precious newborn babies. They have various tools
to assist them including video cameras, defense equipment, door locks,
alarms, and routine rounds. Yet, this is not enough. Infants are still
being accidentally placed in the wrong crib and are still abducted right
from within the hospital.
In October 2013 we came across a story
of two mothers, giving birth at the same hospital in Argentine, on the
same September 30th day. The babies were born via C-section, and handed
to the mothers only after recovery. Once the mothers and infants were
home, a nagging feeling that something was wrong took over - realizing
at one point that the babies are not their own. The story comes to a
happy end three weeks later, when the mistake was recognized and the
right infants were put back with the right mothers.
In 2011
another interesting story took place, but didn't end so quickly, or have
such little impact - a pair of 12-year-old girls who discovered they
were accidentally switched at birth asked to stay with the mothers who
have been raising them rather than go to their biological parents.
These
kind of stories pop up in the news every several months, at various
countries and cities. However, there are likely a higher percentage of
'babies switched at birth' stories than we actually hear about. We
should and can eliminate this occurrence completely, with the right
already available technological tools
RFID technology can eliminate all infant security issues.
A
wireless RFID bracelet is placed on the infant and the mother from the
moment they enter the world, until they leave home with their families.
The bracelet is non-intrusive, and works in coordination with the
hospitals' security system and personnel. It can trigger alarms, lock
doors, send notifications and much more - all in real time.
ultimately,
this means that if the baby is put in the wrong crib, handed to the
wrong mother, leaves the premises with unmatched adults or prior to the
permitted time actions are taken. Depending on the hospital, these
actions may include alarms at the security and nursing stations, doors
being shut, warning SMS... etc
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