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Article: Some hospitals back off on birth announcements
- Article from:
- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- September 9, 2008
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Central Maine Medical Center could soon stop announcing one of
the most celebrated events at the hospital: the arrival of a new
baby.
In an effort to prevent newborn kidnappings, the Lewiston
hospital is looking at changing the way it deals with public birth
announcements. Currently, parents must give their approval in order
for a birth announcement to be sent to a local newspaper or posted
on the hospital's Web site. Newspaper announcements include the
newborn's full name and hometown, as well as the full names of the
baby's siblings, parents and grandparents. Web site announcements
include a photo of the newborn, as well as the baby's first and
middle names, birth information and the ...