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Proceedings of the First International Cyber Law Conference, ICL-C 2023, 11 November 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia

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Biometric Identification of the Newborns to Prevent Switched Baby in the Hospital a “Legal Identity”

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-11-2023.2351384,
        author={Aminuddin  Harahap and Lia  Marliana and Stefani  Miranda and Ibrahim Aziz  Harahap and Juniaty Caroline  Simanjuntak},
        title={Biometric Identification of the Newborns to Prevent Switched Baby in the Hospital a “Legal Identity”},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Cyber Law Conference, ICL-C 2023, 11 November 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICL-C},
        year={2025},
        month={5},
        keywords={biometric identification; legal identity; newborn; switched baby},
        doi={10.4108/eai.11-11-2023.2351384}
    }
    
  • Aminuddin Harahap
    Lia Marliana
    Stefani Miranda
    Ibrahim Aziz Harahap
    Juniaty Caroline Simanjuntak
    Year: 2025
    Biometric Identification of the Newborns to Prevent Switched Baby in the Hospital a “Legal Identity”
    ICL-C
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-11-2023.2351384
Aminuddin Harahap1,*, Lia Marliana1, Stefani Miranda2, Ibrahim Aziz Harahap3, Juniaty Caroline Simanjuntak1
  • 1: Universitas Borobudur, Indonesia
  • 2: Drs.Titus Uly Kupang Police Hospital, Indonesia
  • 3: Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
*Contact email: aharahap71@yahoo.co.id

Abstract

In Indonesia, newborn identification is still done conventionally using wrist bands and foot stamps. The problem is that these wristbands or stamps only work for the duration of the newborn's stay in the hospital, during which time they can be removed or altered. The purpose of this article is to propose a new biometric identification method for newborns using their palmprints as a Government Regulation to prevent switched babies. Palmprints are a lucrative biometric since they provide identification features at a variety of image resolutions. This paper is a literature review on the use of biometric identification in newborns to improve patient safety. The results of this review show that the use of biometric identification will eliminate parents’ worries about babies being switched and provide strong evidence that each mother will leave the hospital with her own child. In Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health, there is no article that clearly regulates the prevention and resolution of switched baby. However, the law provides an opportunity for further rules regarding infants and children to be regulated in Government Regulations. Therefore, for justice and legal certainty, it is necessary to regulate the prevention and resolution of switched babies by identifying newborns using palmprints which will be formulated in a Government Regulation as an implementing regulation of the Health Law.

Keywords
biometric identification; legal identity; newborn; switched baby
Published
2025-05-02
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.11-11-2023.2351384
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