Calgary woman lobbying AHS for ‘Angel Cradle’ system

CALGARY – A Calgary woman wants Alberta Health to establish a system in the city to help mothers who need to give up their newborn babies.

Edmonton has two devices known as Angel Cradles that are attached to hospitals run by Covenant Health, a Catholic health provider.

Once a baby has been placed into an Angel Cradle, an alarm sounds to notify health-care staff, who can then come to care for the child.

Trisha McIntosh says Angel Cradles should also be used in Calgary and has presented a petition signed by thousands of people to the government.