California Teen Gives Birth In Shower,Walks To Hospital

[Kor37 9]

California teen gives birth in shower, walks to hospital

AP

Posted: 2008-05-03 22:16:11

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A 17-year-old girl gave birth secretly at home, then walked four blocks to a hospital with the baby still attached by its umbilical cord.

 

"I was just a little nervous" when the labor began, Xochitl Parra said Friday from St. Mary Medical Center as she cradled her 8-pound, 3-ounce son, Alejandro.

 

The boy was normal and "eating like a champ," said Dr. Jose Perez, director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

 

The teenager said she was alone and taking a shower around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday to get ready for school. Then the contractions took over.

 

"I felt his head coming, so I sit down and pushed so he could come out," she said.

 

Parra did not call 911 because the home phone was disconnected, and she did not want to wake the neighbors because it was so early. Instead, she wrapped the baby, got dressed and went to the hospital on foot.

 

"I started walking and jogging to the hospital," she said.

 

The teen came into the hospital lobby and asked for help, Perez said.

 

"She still had the placenta and the baby was still attached, so of course everyone said, 'Don't move!"' he said.

 

Perez praised the girl for taking quick action.

 

"They could have bled to death; thank God that didn't happen," the doctor said. "She was very clever. She knew what to do. She wrapped the baby up and walked over here."

 

Parra, a sophomore at Long Beach Poly High, said she had kept her pregnancy a secret because she was afraid her mother would "kick me out of the house." Her mother has now accepted the situation and is going to help the teen care for the baby so she can continue attending school, Parra said.

 

Perez called the outcome "heartwarming."

 

"We hear so much negative with teenagers throwing their babies in the Dumpsters," he said. "This baby is fine, and hopefully there will be a happy ending with the extended family."

This girl was 9 months pregnant and her mother didn't notice?..... :)

[Theunicornhunter 2]

This girl was 9 months pregnant and her mother didn't notice?..... :)

 

That is what you notice about this story? walking/jogging four blocks after just delivering a baby - now that in itself is amazing. B)

 

As for mom not noticing - perhaps the girl was overweight already - it apparently happens more often than we think that parents don't notice.

 

On a more serious note - this young mother is apparently a second generation single parent family as she only mentioned her mother not a father. I think it is sad for the child that her mother wasn't someone she could talk to about her pregnancy. I also think it unfortunate that this girl wasn't aware she had another option - which was place the child for adoption so she could go on and finish being young and he could grow up with parents that were ready to be parents.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

The teenager said she was alone and taking a shower around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday to get ready for school. Then the contractions took over.

 

"I felt his head coming, so I sit down and pushed so he could come out," she said.

 

Parra did not call 911 because the home phone was disconnected, and she did not want to wake the neighbors because it was so early.

It started at 5:30 in the morning and when it was done the neighbors were still asleep? I've had poops that took longer than that.

[Kor37 9]

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As for mom not noticing - perhaps the girl was overweight already - it apparently happens more often than we think that parents don't notice.

 

Yeah....you were right....she's huge......

[GhostofMajorHayes 10]

Teen pregnancy is troubling, but at least mom and baby are alright. Hopefully, this young lady will learn from this and finish out school and still be there for her baby.

[SeeingEyeBorg 0]

Um...damn.