Jasmine Badocdoc took a photo of her baby with surgical tape over his mouth whilst he was in hospital in Cebu City in the Phillipines.
The mother and her family had gone to visit the boy in the nursery when they noticed his mouth had been taped shut, and was then told that healthcare workers had done so because the child was 'crying too loudly.'
When Jasmine expressed her outrage at the incident, and asked that the tape be removed, the mother was told: 'You can go ahead and take it off yourself.'
'If you think your new born babies are safe, think again. Your babies could be silent victims'
The newborn then apparently cried in pain as she took it off him.
'Babies cry because of two reasons, either they are hungry or feel discomfort. If my son was noisy then they can transfer him to an isolation room,' she said.
'What if my son suffocated?' she added.
The parents of the child are now seeking legal advice to deal with the hospital, and healthcare worker, responsible.
Father of the baby boy, Ryan Noval, wrote on his social media page: 'If you think your new born babies are safe, think again. Your babies could be silent victims and you will never really know about it!!!'