What happens when Child Protective Services takes custody of a child in the hospital?

What I have seen happen is that the social worker or foster parent removes the baby from the hospital. The parents know ahead of time that the baby will not be going home with them, and once there was enough of a scene that the police were called. The mother was able to care for the baby in the hospital until she was discharged or the baby was removed.

If you are the foster parent and think there may be a scene, discuss this with the social worker well ahead of time. But you won't be removing the child from the mother's room; the baby will be in the nursery.

It depends on the severity of the case and the case worker. She may get supervised visitation with the baby or it might be secluded entirely. If the baby is removed from the mother right away it will stay in the nursery under the hospital's care until discharge.

they will have police wait near baby until the baby is ready to be released, then offer to a relative before putting them into ''the system'' and going into a home.. might take a few days to get the baby though.

its not up to your cousin if she gets to see them, its up to whom ever has custody.