title: Survey of newborn security in British Columbia hospitals. Review Committee on Newborn Security. Provincial Ministry of Health.
abstract: The abduction of a newborn from Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, BC, in September 1996 resulted in the formation of a newborn security review team by the province's Ministry of Health and the British Columbia Health Association. Part of the duties of the review team was the surveying of 87 hospitals in British Columbia that provide maternity services on current security protocols in each facility. Results of the survey are presented in this article, along with the subsequent recommendations of the review committee.
authors.affiliation: B.C.'s Children's/B.C.'s Women's Hospital, Vancouver.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012637:Security Measures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires