A West Yorkshire hospital has banned visitors from cooing at new-born babies over fears their human rights are being breached and to reduce infection.
A statement from Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax said staff had held an advice session to highlight the need for respect and dignity for patients.
On one ward there is a doll featuring the message: “What makes you think I want to be looked at?”
But Labour MP Linda Riordan said the measures were “bureaucracy gone mad”.
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