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I could not be responsible for my actions!
Just been reading my local news pages after reading about the baby on the beach only to discover this:
'Hospital officials have apologised after part of a newborn baby's finger was sliced off as a midwife used scissors to cut her umbilical cord.'
I honestly could not be responsible for my actions had a midwife done this to Arthur!!!
'Hospital officials have apologised after part of a newborn baby's finger was sliced off as a midwife used scissors to cut her umbilical cord.'
I honestly could not be responsible for my actions had a midwife done this to Arthur!!!
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I'm glad my OH didn't do that when he cut Flynn's cord though!
I do feel very sorry for the midwife however I feel sorrier for the poor baby, as if being born is not traumatic enough to then have your finger cut off, very painful!
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Slicing the top of the skin is one thing but cutting the finger off is another. Perhaps the press should make it clearer in order to eliminate any confusion.
However, I doubt the headline -Midwife scratches finger with umbilical cord scissors' would sell many papers!
Saw the midwife story on the news headlines the other night, but have to admit I was in bed before they covered it, so I don't know the details.