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Are baby swaps less likely here than in the US thanks to our midwives?
Richard Cushworth and his Salvadoran wife Mercy return home to the US reunited with their biological son after they were given the wrong baby. Independent midwife Virginia Howes argues our midwives’ expertise helps keep mothers and babies together after birth and leads to fewer baby swaps in the UK.
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