Hospital says pacifier only used in ‘special cases’

Doris C. Bongcac 06/01/2014

Yes, the hospital taped a  pacifier on “Baby Blaire’s” mouth, said the director of the Cebu Puericulture Center and Maternity House. The purpose was to “calm” the newborn infant who was breathing too fast and kept crying,…

Mother willing to cooperate in probe on taping babies’ mouths

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2014

Another mother who posted a Facebook photo of her baby who had a pacifier taped snug in his mouth said she is willing to cooperate in the investigation of the incident at the Cebu Puericulture Center and…

Cebu Maternity Hospital: We regret ‘taping’ of baby

05/27/2014

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF CEBU PUERICULTURE CENTER AND MATERNITY HOUSE, INC.   The board of trustees of Cebu Puericulture Center and Maternity House, Inc. regrets the events that allegedly transpired on May 9,2014, in the nursery of our…

Public hearing aftermath strengthens group’s resolve to back 2 nurses who allegedly taped baby

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/25/2014

The local chapter of the Philippine  Nurses Association (PNA) yesterday reaffirmed its support for  two nurses implicated in the taping of a newborn’s mouth in a Cebu City maternity hospital. “Our stand is the same especially that…

Parents hire lawyers, may sue hospital

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/21/2014

No one in the maternity hospital where baby Yohannes was born is taking responsibility for taping the infant’s mouth to quiet him. “We state for the record that the nurses and midwife had nothing to do with…

Dad starts online campaign to ‘break the silence’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/20/2014

While hospital staff in Cebu City deny knowing who taped the mouth of a newborn boy, the father, Ryan Noval, is taking his grievance to a wider campaign using social media. The Fil-Am bicycle advocate launched a…

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