Maternity Ward Theives

[~Raven~]

It sucks that new mummies are targeted like that but both hospitals I've been to have made a BIG deal about valuables.
One even said don't wear your rings because sometimes after the birth you can have a bit of swelling so need to remove them and they could be stolen from your room as well as cameras etc

[mummamichelle]

That is terrible, just a reminder of the scum that is out there and that you always have to be on the lookout for yourselves! I work in hospital and I always encourage my patients to put their wallets, ids, ect in the lockup drawer next to their beds just to be careful!

[feeb]

It happens all over the country on a regular basis where iw ork we tell woman not to bring anything of value to hospital and also staff are encouraged if they dont have a locker or dont use there licker to have nothing of value at work.

Very sad that this happens.

[~clover~]

Just after I had DS one of the MW had her bag stolen from under the counter at the nurses station in the delivery ward. How pathetic is that? Being in the delivery ward, it was more than likely the father of a baby she had just delivered!

[Astrid]

When DH was in emergency a couple of times early last year he caught an old lady going though peoples possessions. A number of the patients were too out of it to notice. There was so much coming and going it was hard to pick up what she was doing. From the sounds of it she just came in off the street, how she got in they don't know.

[KimB]

It is a good reminder of how low some people will stoop. Instead of being congratulated on a job well done we have to watch who comes into our rooms. Hope they catch them soon.

[Muppity]

I just don't understand some people these days!