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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/4284522.stm
wow, political correctness gone wrong!!!!
thoughts folks? :banghead:
wow, political correctness gone wrong!!!!
thoughts folks? :banghead:
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Or perhaps the fuss a baby gets from all walks of life is an essential learning process. babys have been the center of attention our whole existence, might this increase the danger of neglect, especially with decling hospital staff???
I can understand that, it'd start to sod you off random strangers doing that. Bit crrepy too. I can aslo understand the infection risk. I suppose they also look at it from the viewpoint that, its like some sick tourist attraction... go look at other peoples kids!!
What do you mean political correctness?
As for the case, I'm not sure I would want strangers in a hospital putting their grubby hands all over my baby either.
I'd much rather see a thread like this and several articles bemoaning the "madness" attached than see a single child get infected with MRSA because some arse thought it would be a good idea to touch the baby.
The human rights aspect is bogus. Infection control is reason enough. Tell me, why should anyone other than family/clinicians get close to a child in hospital.
People who are visiting other people will not be able to go and coo over other peoples babies or ask questions unless specificlly invited. At least thats how it was at my hospital.
If they presented it as a health issue I'd have more sympathy, but they presented it as babies being little people who have the right not to be cooed at.
Certainly when my two were in hospital I'm pretty sure they were too young to worry about being cooed over or not, and both me and wife were/are more than happy for people to coo over them and say how pretty they look.
I wouldn't argue with that. Like I said human rights is bogus and I cannot for the life of me understand why it has even been mentioned.
But it's worth noting that the Trust also said "Infection control was also a key part of the message as the unit deals with very small babies with very vulnerable immune systems."
Why they couldn't leave it at that, I don't know. Sometimes NHS Managers make me want to scream.
When my baby was in SCBU though it was so tempting to go and look at other peoples babies, and ask questions about them, but we werent supposed to.
My aunt got told off a couple of times for being too nosy about other peoples little prem babies.