{"id":305697,"date":"2024-01-25T14:39:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T20:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=305697"},"modified":"2024-01-25T05:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T11:08:18","slug":"homeless-woman-birth-umbilical-cord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/homeless-woman-birth-umbilical-cord\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless woman gives birth, drags newborn by umbilical cord"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A homeless woman in Hawaii allegedly gave birth on a sidewalk and was then seen dragging her newborn baby girl by the umbilical cord down the street.<\/p>\n

The New York Post<\/a> reported that police and firefighters responded to reports that a woman delivered a baby on the streets of downtown Hilo on the Big Island, Hawaii, last Tuesday, January 16. They found the woman, later identified as Ashley Aileen Maile Lum, with her baby and the umbilical cord still attached.<\/p>\n

Medics cut the cord and began giving the baby medical care. She was breathing but was not moving at the time. The baby was then taken to the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room.<\/p>\n

\u201cThankfully, the baby\u2019s life was spared,\u201d said Capt. Rio Amon-Wilkins, commander of the East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Division. \u201cAccording to the pediatric doctor that night in the hospital, she was fine.\u201d She was placed in the custody of Child Welfare Services and is reportedly in good condition despite her ordeal.<\/p>\n

Amon-Wilkins said a doctor estimated that the baby was born at about 38 weeks and “was definitely viable.”<\/p>\n

After the umbilical cord had been cut, the baby’s mother began to walk away but was ultimately stopped and taken into custody by police on suspicion of child abandonment. She was taken to the hospital for treatment and was later released from police custody without being charged. An investigation is pending as she is admitted to the hospital.<\/p>\n