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Article: Arizona hospital limits birth announcements `for safety'
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- November 28, 1998
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AP Online
11-28-1998
MESA, Ariz. (AP) _ Desert Samaritan Hospital will no longer give birth information to newspapers, saying its decision has to do with protecting the infants and their parents from ``stranger danger.''
Spokeswoman Susan Gordon said Friday the hospital wanted to be consistent with the safety precautions included in a book of tips compiled by the hospital and given to new parents.
The book advises against publishing births in the paper, telling large numbers of people about the new arrival or posting signs and banners at home.
Though the hospital, home to more than 6,000 births a year, has had no reported crimes or safety issues stemming from published birth ...