MD - Newborn baby girl found abandoned in the woods, Silver Spring

[PommyMommy]

AUG 18, 2019
Newborn baby found abandoned in wooded area



A baby girl is recovering after she was found alone and abandoned in the wooded areas of Silver Spring, Maryland, just hours after she was born.

If it weren’t for her cries, the baby could’ve been left abandoned in the heat for much longer. Even now, police are not sure how long she was out there.

Thankfully, around 5 p.m. on Friday, a man walking by heard her and called for help.

Police say she was left just a few hours after being born.

Maryland’s Safe Haven Law guarantees that anyone who needs to give up a baby can do so at a hospital or police station within 10 days from the child’s birth anonymously and safely. Anyone who abandons a baby elsewhere may face charges.

Anyone with information on the baby or the baby’s mother is asked to call the Montgomery County Police Department. (301) 279-8000

(Video at the link)

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 18, 2019
Mother located in case of infant found in Montgomery Co. wooded area | WTOP

• A man was walking in the 10000 block of Tenbrook Drive around 5 p.m. on Friday when he heard crying.
• He found a baby girl who was not wearing clothes about 10 feet from the sidewalk. Google Maps
• Medical personnel said the baby was born a few hours before she was found.
• LE started an extensive search for the mother over the weekend.
• On Sunday, the mother was identified and located and she is receiving medical care at a hospital.
• The baby is in stable condition at a hospital and is currently under the care and custody of Montgomery County Child Welfare Services.
• The investigation is ongoing.

Newborn baby found in wooded area in Maryland

Authorities believe the baby is possibly of Hispanic descent and was born a few hours before she was found, according to the hospital.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I’m glad they are both receiving care. I can’t imagine Mom delivering in the woods, nor walking to the woods immediately after delivering, to discard her baby. I suspect some other adult is involved.