Newborn Baby Found Near Houston Apartment Was One-Hour Old, Covered With Ants

HOUSTON, TX — More news has surfaced on the baby found abandoned in an NW Harris County apartment Thursday morning. According to authorities, the baby was less than an hour old, full-term and healthy, covered with ants and still had its umbilical cord attached.

Two men on their way to work early Thursday morning found the baby around 5 a.m. in the grass on the grounds of the apartment complex off of Red Oak Drive. Investigators have tracked down the woman they feel is the biological mother.

There was an emergency custody hearing Friday morning, and the man who claims to be the father testified that the mother constantly denied being pregnant, although he believed she was. A DNA test is being performed to see if the man matches the baby's DNA.

According to the report on KTRK Houston, the child's umbilical cord had been ripped rather than cut, and that the infant has a bacterial infection and rapid heart rate. Detectives said that if the two people hadn't found the baby, it might not have survived. One witness said the baby was covered in insects and afterbirth.

"I saw ants and stuff all over. I picked her up, cleaned her off, put her in a sheet and took her in my house," Albert Peterson said.

The news report goes on to say the mother is undergoing medical and psychological evaluations, and that her family said the woman has no history of psychiatric or criminal issues.

Texas has a law called the Safe Haven or Baby Moses Law that states if a woman has a newborn that they're unable to care for, they can bring the baby to a designated safe place with no questions asked. The Safe Haven law, also known as the Baby Moses law, gives parents who are unable to care for their child a safe and legal choice to leave their infant with an employee at a designated safe place — a hospital, fire station, free-standing emergency centers or emergency medical services (EMS) station. Then, that baby will receive medical care and be placed with an emergency provider.Anybody who would like to offer assistance should visit adoptchildren.org
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