YASHODA HOSPITAL Document : YH/IAP/01

Infant Abduction and Prevention Revision # 01

Date of issue 05/09/2009
Date of Revision 20/02/2011

INFANT ABDUCTION AND

PREVENTION POLICY

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Infant Abduction and Prevention Revision # 01

Date of issue 05/09/2009
Date of Revision 20/02/2011

SERVICE NAME Infant Abduction and Prevention Policy

CREATION DATE 05-09-2009

REVISION DATE 20-02-2011

NAME SIGNATURE

APPROVED BY DR. DINESH ARORA

CREATED AND REVIWED DR. ASHISH PRAKASH

BY

ISSUED BY DR. ARVIND SHARMA

RESPONSIBILITY OF DR. ASHISH PRAKASH

UPDATING

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Infant Abduction and Prevention Revision # 01

Date of issue 05/09/2009
Date of Revision 20/02/2011

Amendment Record & Revision History

The issue, distribution and control of this Manual are vested with the QUALITY CELL /
NABH COORDINATOR.

Amendments to this Manual are incorporated by the Head of the Department and
approved by Medical Superintendent / Hospital Administrator.

All the controlled copies are numbered & documented.

Any revision in the Manual or SOPs has to be informed to all concern and Signature
has to be documented

S. Name Designation & Version / Date Signature

No Department Revision Info

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Date of issue 05/09/2009
Date of Revision 20/02/2011

INDEX

S.No. Topic
1. Purpose
2. Scope
3. Responsibility Person
4. Policy Guidelines

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Date of Revision 20/02/2011

1. Purpose:

To ensure proper safety to all newborns and to provide guideline instructions for prevention of
infant abductions.

2. Scope : All infants patients born in the hospital.

3. Responsibility person: Treating consultant/nursing staff

4. Policy Guidelines:

A.Facility Security Safeguards:

 Labour room is equipped with self closing, locking doors. The access privilege to the
labour room is given only to authorized staff of the hospital
 The Security guards checks the mother and the infant and verifies the identification
bands & the discharge ticket before they are allowed to be discharged from the hospital

B.Work Practices for Safeguarding Infants and Children:

 The hospital staff in the maternity, labour room are trained and educated about the
policy & procedures for preventing infant & child abduction
 The mother is educated and counseled about safety measures & precautions to be taken
to prevent infant abduction
 Identification bands are attached to the infant
 Footprints of the infant are imprinted on the best side tickets which is attested by the
duty doctor
 A full physical assessment of the infant is done after birth or admission and
documented in the case file
 The discharge card of the new born contains information pertaining to newborn like its
parent’s names and address, date and time of birth.
 The infants are kept in direct, line-of-site supervision at all times by a authorized staff
member& the mother
 Incase the patient is referred to any other clinical specialty, the security guard on duty
will allow shifting of the patient only after checking the “refer slip” duly filled and
signed by the concerned doctor .The security guard verifies the details mentioned in the
refer slip with those indicated in the identification band.
 The infants are transported only by authorized staff.
 The parents are explained and advised to supervise their children at all times in waiting
rooms and outpatient clinics
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