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• St Helier hospital power cut affects special care baby unit (From ... - Surrey Comet
• Hearing delayed in sailor's custody case - Mansfield News Journal
• Baby Sitter Pleads Guilty in Child Sex-Tape Case - WIBC.com
• Flu Victim's Baby Girl Goes Home - AOL
• Flu death a cautionary tale for pregnant women - Bakersfield Californian

St Helier hospital power cut affects special care baby unit (From ... - Surrey Comet Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT St Helier hospital power cut affects special care baby unit 9:00am Saturday 10th October 2009 Comments (0) Have your say » There was a power cut in a neonatal unit for sick newborn babies requiring special intensive care on Tuesday. Power was cut to electricity sockets for 20 minutes at St Helier Hospital's neonatal unit after a short circuit in a fuse box. However, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust said the power cut did not impact care for the premature babies. Spokesman Oliver Wilkinson said specialist equipment in the unit continued to work, including respiratory and monitoring equipment. He said: "The babies on the unit who were receiving respiratory support continued to receive it as usual, since the gases that help neonatal babies to breathe were not affected by the interruption to the electricity. "Similarly, the monitoring equipment that measures babies' vital signs has a battery back-up, meaning that babies continued to be monitored as normal. "However, we take any incident such as this very seriously, and have launched an investigation to understand what happened and what lessons can be learned." Was your baby in the neonatal unit at the time? Get in touch at 0208 330 9541 or email jkennard@london.newsquest.co.uk

Hearing delayed in sailor's custody case - Mansfield News Journal Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:43 PM PDT MANSFIELD -- An emergency shelter care hearing has been delayed a second time for a Mansfield baby who is caught in a custody dispute between her mother, paternal grandmother and father, who is deployed to the Far East with the U.S. Navy. Richland County Juvenile Court Magistrate David Kitzler delayed the proceeding involving Petty Officer Phillip A. Croghan and Porsha Lenee Schaub of Mansfield until at least Oct. 21 after Croghan's attorney filed a last-minute request to suspend the case under federal law. Attorney Heather Cockley cited the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which provides for the temporary suspension of judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect the civil rights of servicemembers during their military service. The purpose of the act is to allow servicemembers to devote their energy to national defense. Schaub's attorney, George Keyser of Mansfield, asked for time to prepare a written objection, pointing out he learned of the request to suspend during the proceedings. Kitzler gave Keyser until Friday to file his arguments and Cockley until Oct. 20 to reply. The magistrate said he would have a decision Oct. 21. An interim temporary custody order, granting custody to Croghan's mother, Valerie Croghan of Akron, remains in effect. Custody has been an issue since Croghan filed for divorce Aug. 28 and asked the court to allow his mother to take custody of the 7-month-old baby during his overseas assignment. According to court records, Richland County Children Services has been involved with the family since June 22 over several issues, including alleged drug use and the mother's former job at the Top Hat Gentlemen's Club in Mifflin Township. Schaub said she has issues with the record, pointing out the Top Hat is a legal club and she was just trying to provide for herself and her child. She said she worked at the StarTek call center in Mansfield while she was pregnant and now is employed as a secretary in a Columbus business. Regarding the drug allegations, Schaub said she pleaded no contest to a reduced possession charge in 2008 that involved a friend's drugs and never tested positive for drugs herself. "People change," she said about her record. Schaub's mother, Dawn Schaub, said Children Services originally became involved when she called the agency to ask about medical assistance after Croghan failed to file paperwork with his military insurance. She also said she had been sharing care with Valerie Croghan and was looking after the baby shortly before the divorce when she asked Valerie to take the girl because she was sick. "That's the last time I've seen the baby," she said. Dawn Schaub also was critical of Children Services for waiting until the interim custody order expired before filing for emergency custody action. On Wednesday, Kristi Schultz, an attorney for Children Services, said the agency did not act earlier because Valerie Schaub was providing an appropriate environment where the baby's needs were being met. She said the agency went to Juvenile Court late Wednesday because "circumstances changed" but declined to give more information. Domestic Relations Court records say Children Services created a case plan for the child this summer but never executed it and decided at the time not to file a Juvenile Court dependency action. Judge Robert Konstam criticized the agency, saying it was trying to avoid its responsibilities by encouraging the court to grant custody to Valerie Croghan. Konstam said Children Services' failure to act was evidence of insufficient reasons for the court to find Schaub unsuitable and allowed Valerie Croghan to remain legal custodian through Oct. 7 unless Children Services pursued protective proceedings. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Baby Sitter Pleads Guilty in Child Sex-Tape Case - WIBC.com Posted: 10 Oct 2009 06:45 AM PDT A western Indiana baby sitter accused of performing sexual acts on children in her care has agreed to plead guilty to three counts of child molesting. Attorneys for Samantha L. Light of Veedersburg entered the plea agreement Friday in Fountain Circuit Court. The state will dismiss Class C felony counts of molesting and child exploitation as part of the agreement. Light and boyfriend Stephen E. Quick are accused of videotaping sex acts with at least four children age 6 or under from September 2008 to February 2009. Investigators say one of the children was a 2-month-old girl. Light faces sentencing Dec. 2. Quick is being held in the Fountain County jail. He has a pretrial conference scheduled Wednesday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Flu Victim's Baby Girl Goes Home - AOL Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:02 AM PDT RedRoses941 03:55 PMOct 10 2009 Rosewolf,,,,Your asking, what I have been wondering myself. I have weak lungs, and im scared to get the vaccine. And the regular flu shot, I never had it before either. As I age,, I need it, but im afraid to get it? Anyone had the swine flu vaccine yet? How are you??? lmao,,, im serious.

Flu death a cautionary tale for pregnant women - Bakersfield Californian Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT Flu death a cautionary tale for pregnant women BY STEVEN MAYER, Californian staff writer smayer@bakersfield.com | Saturday, Oct 10 2009 12:00 PM Last Updated Saturday, Oct 10 2009 02:35 PM VACCINE HERE AND COMING An H1N1 flu nasal mist clinic was held Thursday evening at the Mount Vernon Avenue office of Kern County Public Health. More than 540 vaccines were administered to healthy children from age 2 to 18, and healthy parents or child-caregivers under age 50 who care for an infant under 6 months of age. Thousands of doses of an injectable vaccine are expected to be ready before the end of October. Pregnant women will be a high priority for those doses. Source: Kern County Department of Public Health Baby Girl doesn't have a real name because her mother didn't live long enough to give her one. Elizabeth Faz, 33, of Bakersfield, died from complications related to the H1N1 flu virus on Monday, just weeks after giving birth to her still unnamed daughter. She never had the chance to hold her baby to her chest, to bond with her, not even to name her. That's because Faz was suffering from severe flu symptoms and their complications in the days leading up to and following her emergency caesarean section Sept. 14. She never recovered. Faz is the fifth person to die in Kern County as a result of the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu. And the tragedy of her death should be a cautionary tale for all pregnant women, warn public health officials. That's because expectant mothers are much more vulnerable to serious complications related to the virus than are others. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pregnant women are six times more likely to die of the disease than the general population. Mothers who may be reluctant to be vaccinated out of concern for their unborn children should know that the flu is a much more dangerous risk than the vaccine, said Denise Smith, the assistant director of disease control for the Kern County Department of Public Health. Public health officials are encouraging pregnant women to get the injectable vaccine, which is expected to arrive in Kern County later this month. "They are at the top of the priority list," Smith said. Expectant mothers and people with underlying health problems must not be given the nasal mist vaccine because it contains a weakened live flu virus, while the injections do not, officials said. Unfortunately, the H1N1 vaccine is arriving too late for Faz, who was otherwise a healthy young woman, said her mother, Lupe Gonzales. "My poor babies. It hasn't hit me yet," Gonzales said, fighting back tears. "Nobody expected this." Besides the newborn, Faz is survived by a 16-year-old son who lives with his father and his family. Gonzales currently takes care of 1-year-old Adrian and 2-year-old Hazeline. Baby Girl, as the family refers to the newborn, remains in temporary foster care, though Gonzales said she expects to be able to visit the little girl for the first time this weekend. A funeral service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Bakersfield. And a donation fund to help with costs has been set up at Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, Gonzales said. Faz's uncle, Salvador Garcia, said his niece was in quarantine at Kern Medical Center for about a week. During that time, he and other family members could only see Faz through a window. Later, she was released from quarantine, but remained in intensive care. They could visit her if they wore surgical-style gowns and gloves. "I don't think she knew who I was," he remembered. "She was on a ventilator and she was sedated." But Gonzales believes her daughter squeezed her hand in a brief moment of awareness. One of the most difficult things for family and friends is simply this: no one saw it coming. It was only a case of the flu. "This is really bad. Everyone is hurt," Garcia said. "We are just shocked." Meanwhile, innocent children require daily loving care from their grandmother, who is left to take on the duty of a young mom. "They're mine now," Gonzales said of the two toddlers. "Elizabeth left me something beautiful. But I would rather have my daughter here with us." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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