Lives with a man. Abducts an infant primarily to give the man she is with his baby in order to cement the relationship. Carries the stolen child in her arms as opposed to a bassinet. Investigators have not been able to judge when or where an infant abduction will take place. In recent years, hospitals have increased awareness of the problem and improved security.
People posing as visiting nurses, for example, have stolen infants.
Another frightening statistic is that when the abduction occurs in a home, a murder also happens 30 percent of the time. Raven said the courts have determined hospitals have a responsibility to help educate new parents about the infant abduction problem and what they can do to protect their children. He also mentioned that some hospitals have put information about new births on the Internet as part of their websites. He believes this to be a dangerous practice, as it gives too much information that can be used by criminals. At the May 26 communications meeting, Colleen Corish, nurse manager for Oncology Services, introduced Cindy Burbage and Leize-Ann Berry of the American Red Cross Blood Services, who discussed whole blood and apheresis donation at the Medical Center.