Mother’s Baby Seized By Hospital Shortly After She Gave Birth, Doctors Claim Baby ‘Isn’t Hers’


A 27-year-old mother has reportedly been separated from her newborn daughter because the hospital argues that the baby “isn’t hers.” Apparently, the mother’s claim regarding the birth of the child is being questioned.

Now, she’s fighting an uphill battle that could take months to resolve. According to the Daily Mail, Stacie Cottle went into labor at her mother’s apartment near the Costa del Sol resort of Torre del Mar in Spain. After giving birth at her mother’s home, she was later taken to a hospital so she and the baby could be evaluated. However, what should have been a routine procedure quickly took a devastating turn for the worse when Cottle was informed by doctors that the baby would not be released to her.

Surprisingly, she reportedly has yet to receive any legal documentation thoroughly explaining why her daughter is being held, but it has been reported that doctors at Comarcal de la Axarquia do not believe Cottle gave birth to the baby. According to Opposing Views, the baby’s size concerned doctors because “she was too big to be a newborn.” Cottle was examined to confirm that she had given birth, but a DNA test has been conducted to ensure the baby in question is indeed hers.

However, the DNA test has created yet another obstacle for Cottle because the hospital claims they have no idea when the results will be released. Cottle and the baby have been at the hospital for the past three weeks, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be going home any time soon. Needless to say, the circumstances are agonizing for the new mother. During a recent interview with the Independent, she voiced her frustrations and explained just how disheartening the entire ordeal is.

“I just want to be with her. I want to be able to take her outside into the sun. She is a healthy baby — the worst place for her is a hospital and it is harming her. I am treated like a criminal here, they think I stole my baby and everywhere I go in the hospital people are looking at me and talking about me.”

Although the family believes the hospital’s claims are racially motivated, the hospital argues otherwise. They’ve stated that the order was a decision recommended by the pediatrician, but no specific explanation has been released.

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