An Oregon woman gave birth to her baby on a sidewalk and then abandoned the baby. She walked away covered in blood and amniotic fluid during an apparent mental health breakdown.
Portland police received word that the woman had given birth near Southwest 13th and Market streets about 11 a.m. Wednesday and then walked away.
Officer Kirby-Glatkowski and his partner were scouring the area in search of a serial burglar when they got the alarming call.
“It’s a cold day, it wasn’t raining at that moment, but it was raining earlier and the sidewalk at Southwest 13th and Market is no place to deliver a baby alone,” Kirby-Glatkowski told the outlet.
Paramedics “said the mother, the woman, was stumbling away eastbound on Market with a lot of blood and amniotic fluid all over her,” he said.
The Portland Police Bureau said the mother was found nearby, evaluated and held for a mental health evaluation.
“She and her baby, a girl, were transported to the hospital by ambulance,” police said.
Kirby-Glatkowski and his partner happen to be on the department’s Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team, which is trained to work with people in mental crisis.
“My partner and I went to try and engage her, contact her, talk to her, see what was going on. We were able, with some additional resources on scene, to get her stopped at about 12th and Market and get her into an ambulance and into a hospital for physical assessment and also address other issues,” he said.
In an Instagram post, a police bike squad thanked community members who immediately covered the baby and called 911.
“I can’t believe, frankly, that that happened and I’m glad we have as safe of a resolution as possible today,” Kirby-Glatkowski said.
a wild animal is not as careless as this “mother” was/is, wondering how she got pregnant to begin with.
Answer to your question : Another mentally ill, careless, wild animal roaming our streets. A problem the NAACP does not recognize or have the will to come up with a solution. They prefer to bail these animals out of jail and attempt to lay blame on Law Enforcement for arresting them. The NAACP feeds the problem while social media jury’s throw our Law Enforcement Officers in jail. This must change, starting with politicians / Law Makers acknowledging the problem and coming up with a solution rather than kicking the can!
I hate articles that don’t provide all the information needed. How is the baby? Did she survive?
I agree!!