Hospital policy on seeing newborn babies is ‘cruel’ (The Tribune)

July 17, 2020 – The Tribune

Equality Bahamas founder and co-director Alicia Wallace featured in Our News on July 17, 2020.

From The Tribune:

A PRINCESS Margaret Hospital policy preventing parents from seeing their newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit is “unusual and cruel,” says Alicia Wallace, director of the human rights group Equality Bahamas.

She said many NICUs around the world have implemented strict COVID-19 policies that protect the health of everyone while allowing babies to experience the long-term benefits that come with spending time with their parents, including “reduced stress and increased likelihood of babies gaining weight.”