{"id":265130,"date":"2022-03-29T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=265130"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:34:13","slug":"premature-baby-abandoned-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/premature-baby-abandoned-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"Preemie rescued after being abandoned on hood of car in Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Connecticut police are investigating after a premature baby estimated to be born at only 28 to 30 weeks was abandoned on the hood of a car in the town of Mansfield. Miraculously, a woman found the child, and the baby is now listed in stable condition at a hospital.<\/p>\n

Police say they got a 911 call on the afternoon of March 23 from the woman who saw a man leaving the newborn wrapped in a towel on her vehicle. According to WTNH<\/a>, the baby only weighed about two pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe female reported as she returned to her vehicle, the male got into a dark-colored vehicle and fled the area,\u201d Connecticut State Police said in a news release<\/a>. \u201cThe infant was transported to an area hospital for treatment and later determined to be a 28-30 week old premature newborn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like other states, Connecticut has a Safe Haven Law<\/a> for parents who believe that they are unable to care for their child for any reason. Parents in the state can bring their newborn to any hospital emergency room during the first 30 days after birth and surrender the child without fear of prosecution. According to a 2020 report<\/a>, more than 4,000 babies have been legally surrendered nationwide since the first safe haven laws took effect in 1999.<\/p>\n

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