Technorati Tags: News from New York, Baby Nurses, NewbornsNoella Allick cared for newborn after newborn in an undisciplined, unregulated world filled with false promises, pumped-up references and worthless credentials.
The disturbing case against Allick, who has confessed to violently shaking and seriously injuring two babies in her care, illustrates a shockingly indifferent system that leaves parents and their infants vulnerable to alarming levels of abuse.
Experts interviewed by the Daily News agreed that in most cases, parents who hire a "baby nurse," whether from an employment agency or through word of mouth, generally have no idea what they're getting for their money...
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Sunday, August 28, 2005
Criticism of Baby Nurses in the NY Daily News
From the New York Daily News: