A 21-year-old New Jersey woman who didn't know she was pregnant gave birth to a son on her front lawn Tuesday in Barnegat, according to NBC Philadelphia. Police then used CPR to revive the unconscious, three-months-premature newborn.
The father, David Windham, told the station both mother and child, who weighed 2.5 pounds, are doing OK.
The Asbury Park Press reported that the newborn's heart began beating in a normal rhythm on the way to the hospital, as police and EMT workers continued rescue efforts.
The outlook for the child appeared grim when police first arrived on the scene, according to the Barnegat-Manahawkin Patch. Officer Vincent Damiano said the mother was lying on the ground next to the infant, who was still attached to the umbilical cord and had no pulse.
(Patch, like The Huffington Post, is owned by AOL.)
"It all happened on the grass," Whitehead later told the Lacey Patch. "His head was out when I was on the grass."
Several rounds of CPR revived the newborn, with EMTs joining in. "We kind of moved [the mother] a little away from him so we could get in there. She was a wreck," EMT Michael Essig told Patch.
Whitehead, who has a nine-month-old boy, thought she had a stomach ailment. She told EMTs she had tested negative for pregnancy twice, according to Patch.
One surprised neighbor, Pat Faraldo, told NBC, "Can't say that I noticed that she was pregnant. She carries well."
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Gifty Anti honoured as Impactful Female Celebrity of the Year at inaugural Ghana Celebrity Impact Awards
16 minutes -
Ghana Hajj Board confirms death of seven pilgrims in 2025 pilgrimage
4 hours -
Both governments are responsible for contributing to the country’s energy insecurity through financial debt
4 hours -
Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes – how governments respond could haunt them for years to come
5 hours -
Liberia’s ex-speaker charged with arson over parliament fire
6 hours -
Help protect oceans for sustainable future – Dr. Agyekumhene
7 hours -
Portugal vs Spain Nations League final preview
7 hours -
Trump-Musk row fuels ‘biggest crisis ever’ at Nasa
8 hours -
Sir Sam Jonah’s blueprint: 10 keys to transform Ghanaian youth into nation builders
8 hours -
Sir Sam Jonah calls for urgent STEM prioritisation to develop Ghana
8 hours -
Gyakie makes Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 list for 2025
9 hours -
7 Ghanaian pilgrims confirmed dead during 2025 Hajj
9 hours -
‘Write for World’ graduates 30 females in entrepreneurship and fashion design programme
11 hours -
Police escort vehicle somersaults in near-fatal crash near Binduri
11 hours -
Sir Sam Jonah commends Mahama as he backs youth leadership to transform Ghana
11 hours