A NEW tagging system to foil baby-snatchers was keeping mums and staff on their toes.

The system in the new maternity unit at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, activated an electronic alarm when a baby was moved away from the ward area.

The hospital's League of Friends had raised £3,000 to buy the security tags.

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