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Mother Sues Hospital After Nursing Someone Else's Baby


Posted on Feb 15, 2010

Jennifer Spiegel, 33, gave birth to a baby boy.  A day later, a hospital worker gave Ms. Spiegel a baby, telling her, "Your baby wants you." While she was nursing the newborn, another nurse discovered the error. The nurse interrupted, informing the woman she was nursing another woman's child.


Noone was physically injured from the hospital error, but Ms. Spiegel says she was devastated by the mix-up. She filed a lawsuit and seeks at least $30,000 in damages, according to the Chicago Sun-Times said.


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