R Baby in the News
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PIX11 covered the Cirquetacular Gala and the work behind it, spotlighting R Baby Foundation’s twenty years of pediatric emergency readiness training and COPE Foundation’s grief and healing programs for bereaved families.
FOX 5’s Good Day New York featured R Baby Foundation and COPE Foundation’s Cirquetacular Gala, hosted on October 21, 2026 and emceed by FOX 5 journalist Tina Cervasio.The segment highlighted the nearly $2 million raised to make emergency rooms ready for children and to support families after the loss of a child, sharing R Baby’s mission with viewers across the New York tri-state area.
In this episode, Antonia DePace interviews Phyllis Rabinowitz, founder of the R Baby Foundation, who shares her heartbreaking story of losing her daughter Rebecca due to an unprepared pediatric emergency room. Phyllis discusses the alarming statistics surrounding pediatric emergency care in the U.S., the importance of parental advocacy, and how families can prepare for pediatric emergencies. The conversation highlights the need for systemic change in pediatric emergency room preparedness and the role of parents in advocating for their children's safety—as well as the progress that has been made so far.
Twenty years ago, Phyllis and Andrew Rabinowitz walked into an emergency room with their nine-day-old daughter and walked out without her. On Wednesday, October 21, five hundred people filled Capitale on the Bowery and raised nearly $2 million to keep that sentence from being written about another family.
The Times of India
In July 2006, Phyllis and Andrew Rabinowitz took their newborn daughter, Rebecca, to doctors and an emergency department because she was congested, feeding slowly and having difficulty breathing. Her symptoms were repeatedly diagnosed as a common cold, according to the family’s account published by the R Baby Foundation. Rebecca died on July 21, nine days after her birth. The couple later learned that their daughter had contracted an enteroviral infection, which can be life-threatening in newborns. Her death led them to establish the R Baby Foundation, with the aim of improving emergency medical care for babies and children.
The Hill
Senator Tom Cotton wants hospitals to warn parents about NICU care— but while his transparency bill is vital, it only scratches the surface: 2,100 kids are dying in unprepared ERs each year.
Our co-founder Phyllis Rabinowitz’s op-ed in The Hill reveals the larger crisis: 83% of hospitals lack proper pediatric readiness.