“Baby is crying too much”… University hospital tapes pacifier to newborn's mouth

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Police have launched an investigation after a report was received that a newborn baby at a university hospital in Changwon, Gyeongnam, was given a pacifier and then had tape applied to their face to secure it.

According to the Gyeongnam Police Agency on the 5th, recently in the newborn room of a university hospital in Changwon, a nurse placed a pacifier in the mouth of a two-day-old baby and taped it to prevent the baby from spitting it out.

The incident became known after the baby's mother witnessed it and reported it to the police.

The hospital explained that the baby was fussy, so they gave the pacifier, but since the baby kept spitting it out, they had no choice but to apply tape.

A hospital official said, "We fully empathize with the mother's distress," adding, "It seems there are parts that require system improvement, and we are preparing to take related measures such as creating guidelines."

The police plan to investigate whether child abuse occurred, targeting hospital staff and others involved.

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