http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/04/teen.birth.ap/index.html

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"LONG BEACH, California (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. Xochitl Parra holds newborn Alejandro, as her sister, left, a nurse and Parra's mother pose with her Saturday. "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 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." "

thanks for not putting it in a dumpster, but god damn that's a fucked up shituation.

and being a 17yr old soph. lol


but the picture is totally ftw

[Edited on May 4, 2008 at 10:46 AM. Reason : ]

5/4/2008 10:46:00 AM

5/4/2008 10:47:12 AM

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"She was very clever"

really? she was clever for thinking she needed to go to the hospital after a baby popped out of her vagina and all kinds of fluids went every which way? no wonder all the other countries make fun of our educational system.

5/4/2008 11:01:00 AM

5/4/2008 11:13:32 AM

abstinence only education FTW

5/4/2008 11:15:43 AM

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"Perez called the outcome "heartwarming.""

5/4/2008 11:17:08 AM

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"Xochitl Parra"

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that there were societal pressures beyond our education system that were in play here. Especially since California is one of the more progressive educational systems out there.

5/4/2008 11:17:46 AM

crazy fuckin beaners

5/4/2008 11:20:15 AM

Really? Primates gave birth for millions of years without a fucking hospital.


She was a scared 17 year old. I'd have probably done the same thing if I was her.

[Edited on May 4, 2008 at 11:26 AM. Reason : eh?]

5/4/2008 11:26:06 AM

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"Parra, a sophomore at Long Beach Poly High, said she 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"

it takes a real fatty to keep a pregnancy secret all the way to term

5/4/2008 11:54:28 AM

dude a 17 year old is actually kinda old in this situation. Nothing new or surprising. Your government money will be raising this child anyway

5/4/2008 12:02:33 PM

Xochitl

How do you pronounce it?

5/4/2008 12:06:57 PM

dumb. ass.

5/4/2008 12:08:17 PM