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High-tech bracelets ease mom's fears High-tech bracelets ease mom's fears
As a first-time mother, Bethany Rudnicki made sure to follow her doctor's orders -- eat healthy, get enough rest and take vitamins during her pregnancy Detroit News, Christina Stolarz
Swaddled In Safety Swaddled In Safety
The use of electronic systems to prevent abduction of newborn infants is now commonplace feature of birthing hospitals. Access Control & Security Systems
Preventing Infant Abduction Preventing Infant Abduction: A Parent's Guide
As you prepare for the birth of your baby, you hae many things on your mind:AWHONN Lifelines Patient Page
Building patient and staff security into a new hospital From the Ground Up: Building patient and staff security into a new hospital
Security has long been a challenge to hospitals and other health care facilities. by their nature, hospitals require as wide possible access to the public. HC & O News
Protecting Baby Protecting Baby
The steps for selecting an infant-protection system for your facility should follow a systematic sequence Advance, Kelly Smith

News Coverage

WQOW ABC 18 NEWS Patient Protection: New System Monitors Babies
The Red Cedar Medical Centre In Menomoniem
Wireless Week 'RFID's good, bad & ugly'
by Rhonda Wickham
The Register Security bracelet foils child abduction
RDIDs tags put to good use by John Leyden
Information Week RFID System Prevented a Possible Infant Abduction
VeriChip's 'Hugs' Infant Protection System sounded an alarem when the parents of an infant attempted to remove their baby without authorization from a hospital's nursery by Laurie Sullivan

Audio/Video Featured Articles

Global News
Xmark CEO Dan Gunther comments on what hospitals can learn from the recent abduction attempt in Ontario, Canada.
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Media Mash
HUGS in place at hospital A week after a day-old baby girl was abducted from a Sudbury hospital sparking a provincewide Amber Alert, officials at Lakeridge Health are reminding parents that the local hospital network has high-tech measures in place to protect infants in its care. Jillian Follert filed this report. Read article
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WBT News
HUGS simple tagging for infant and mother to prevent mismatches
Interview with Dan Gunther President of VeriChip Corp.
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CBC Radio CBC Radio
HUGS prevents infant abduction
Interview with Dan Gunther President of VeriChip Corp.
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Eye Witness News Eye Witness News
Presbyterian Maternity Hospital Infant Abduction Attempt
Steve Litz
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Eye Witness News Eye Witness News
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Stacey Sager
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Eye Witness News Eye Witness News
Presbyterian Maternity Hospital Infant Abdcution Attempt
Steve Litz
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WB News Health Matters
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Theressa Hernandaz
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CBS 11 News CBS 11
VP of Center of Missing and Exploited Children
Includes comments from John Rabun VP or Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
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NBC 4 News NBC 4 New York
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
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NBC 5 News CBS Channel 5
HUGS - Medical City Dallas Hospital
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American Medical Review American Medical Review
HUGS
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