when impossible as it may seem one of them looked more closely at the suspect s picture and realized it was actually an old neighbor who lived here. a call to police and moments later officers swooped in and rescued the baby. we saw the baby we can touch. it was definitely the best moment in my life. we were crying. reporter: here in the u.s., many hospitals fit newborns with these electronic tags. so if a baby were to be carried out of the maternity ward, an alarm would instantly sound. alarm. exiting the main entrance. babies get a tag. reporter: at the lenoxville hospital in new york, nurses tell us the bracelets like this one on baby andrew s tiny ankle trigger automatically locks on the ward s doors. the system works. since the 80s there have been 32 infants abducted from hospitals nationwide. the canadian hospital where baby
victoria was born did not have the same level of security. in a letter on facebook, her parents saying thank you and warning other parents always ask questions, even of those in uniform. writing i would not like anyone else to live this. linzie janis, abc news, new york. what a wonderful ending to such a thank god for those kids, or young people. yes. and baby victoria getting a whole lot of attention. and those electronic things i had them on both of my sons, they are not joke. they come loose on the baby s ankle and everybody is swarming your bedroom. good. it hasn t made its way to canada but i hope it makes its way up there. you have to be so careful. they are so tiny and vulnerable and after just having them you are vulnerable as well. as many protections as necessary. summer breakfast world news now style. the ice cream company
all right. welcome back. next a story about a terrifying ordeal and the power of social media. a day-old infant kidnapped from a hospital by a woman dressed as a nurse. linzie janis shows how the public and police teamed up to ensure there was a happy ending. reporter: in the arms of this officer, 1-day-old baby victoria being returned to her parents after she was kidnapped just three hours earlier. it was monday evening the new parents were cuddling their newborn in a hospital room in quebec. that s when police say this woman, dressed as a nurse came in and according to the baby s uncle said she needed to take the newborn for a routine test. 13 minutes later, the hospital called police, who beamed the security camera image of the woman across the city while dad posted these photos asking for help. that s when this group of 20-somethings saw the alert on facebook. they were so moved, they decided to search, hitting the road,