Technology to prevent baby-lifting in Tamil Nadu government hospitals

In October 2016, a newborn was stolen from a Government hospital in Salem. The same year, a similar incident took place at a Government hospital in Trichy. A young couple at a Government hospital in Vijayawada too found that their baby was missing one morning in July 2016. Baby-lifting has been prevalent in our Government hospitals for years. With sprawling buildings, and hundreds of people walking in and out every day, these hospitals have struggled with the crime, despite CCTV cameras installed. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology may just be the perfect and cost-effective solution to this.