{"id":36121,"date":"2017-07-22T05:15:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T05:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=36121"},"modified":"2017-07-22T05:15:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T05:15:32","slug":"premature-baby-allegedly-held-in-mexican-hospital-arrives-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/premature-baby-allegedly-held-in-mexican-hospital-arrives-in-us.html","title":{"rendered":"Premature baby allegedly held in Mexican hospital arrives in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premature baby allegedly held in Mexican hospital arrives in US<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Premature baby allegedly held in Mexican hospital arrives in US:- A baby born three months premature while his parents were on a \u201cbabymoon\u201d arrived in the U.S. on Thursday, after a two-day ordeal over payments to the Mexican hospital that he was born in. Beckham Smith-Ralph, who was born on Tuesday, arrived at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis via medical jet after his family\u2019s plea for help sparked an outpouring of support on their GoFundMe page.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeckham is getting the proper medical care that he deserves,\u201d Rebecca Ewert, who has been updating the family\u2019s GoFundMe page, wrote on Thursday. \u201cWe will be giving the family some space as they come down from this crazy traumatic past 72 hours.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Beckham\u2019s mother, Michaela Smith, received approval to travel with her partner, Larry Ralph, from her doctor, as her due date was scheduled for Oct. 15, WXIN-TV reported. But while in Cancun, she began to feel ill and went to Hospiten Cancun, where Beckham was born three months premature.<\/span><\/p>\n

While they paid an initial $9,000 for the first day of care, they claim another $4,000 was billed in various fees, Fox 59 reported. They said within 24 hours, the bill’s total then tripled.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the family\u2019s GoFundMe page, the hospital refused to release Beckham until the couple paid $37,000, which did not include a medical flight to the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLiterally they\u2019re being held hostage down there,\u201d Larry Ralph Sr., had told Fox 59. \u201cWe just want to get him somewhere and get him stable. We need to get him in America.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The couple allegedly then ran into trouble regarding Smith\u2019s health insurance, as the Indiana Hoosier Healthwise plan was not accepted in Florida, which is where they had planned to land. Arrangements were made for the plane to land in Pensacola, where it would go through customs, and then it would travel to Indianapolis, Fox 59 reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the family continued to update followers on Beckham\u2019s status, funds to help cover the hospital\u2019s charges as well as the additional cost of a medical flight surpassed $47,000 from supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey are in INDIANA!!!\u201d Ewert posted on Thursday. \u201cWe wanted to update all of our family, friends and supporters! Thank you Thank you Thank You from the bottom of our hearts!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

source: http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2017\/07\/21\/premature-baby-allegedly-held-in-mexican-hospital-arrives-in-us.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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