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Sat 11 Nov 2002Mother and child advised not to be separatedMothers know instinctively the value of the first hours after birth, writes Kathryn HolmquistBirth experts say it is unlikely that the Cork baby switch could have happened if St Finbarr's Hospital had strictly enforced the Baby-Friendly Hospitals Initiative, to which it subscribes.