William Lynwood Montell, Tales from Kentucky Nurses (Lexington: University Press of
Kentucky, 2015), 76.
The Hospital Didn’t Name the Baby
A lady delivered a beautiful baby girl at an area
hospital without any complications. When she was ready for discharge and the
hospital was inquiring regarding the baby’s name to be placed on the birth certificate,
she stated that the hospital had already named the baby.
When questioned further, she stated that the baby’s
name was on the bassinet. The person completing the birth certificate was
confused and told the mother that the hospital did not name the baby, that this
was her decision. She adamantly told the person that they did name the baby and
her name was Female, pronounced Fee Mah Lee, which is how she pronounced the
name.
Now the hospital only puts “baby girl” or “baby boy”
on the card in the nursery bassinet.
Janet Smith, Irvine, January
14, 2013.
