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| Newborn baby found in wheelie bin | Newborn baby found in wheelie bin |
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| A newborn baby girl has been found in a wheelie bin in Wiltshire. | A newborn baby girl has been found in a wheelie bin in Wiltshire. |
| The mother, a 19-year-old whose family did not know she was pregnant, left her daughter in the bin in the early hours of Saturday thinking she was dead. | |
| The girl's parents noticed she was bleeding and took her to the Royal United Hospital in Bath where doctors explained that she had given birth. | |
| Police were called to search the family home near Trowbridge and found the infant in the bin outside. | Police were called to search the family home near Trowbridge and found the infant in the bin outside. |
| At first it was thought the baby was dead but then she moved and was taken to hospital. | At first it was thought the baby was dead but then she moved and was taken to hospital. |
| The teenage mother was said to be traumatised and in shock. | The teenage mother was said to be traumatised and in shock. |
| Mother panicked | Mother panicked |
| She has since been given a blood transfusion and undergone surgery under general anaesthetic. | She has since been given a blood transfusion and undergone surgery under general anaesthetic. |
| She has now bonded well with her daughter although neither is fit yet to leave hospital. | She has now bonded well with her daughter although neither is fit yet to leave hospital. |
| "We are working closely with our partners and the family to find the best outcome for the baby," said a Wiltshire County Council spokesman. | "We are working closely with our partners and the family to find the best outcome for the baby," said a Wiltshire County Council spokesman. |
| The teenager told the police and hospital psychiatrist that she had continued to have periods throughout the pregnancy and that she had always had problems with her fluctuating weight. | The teenager told the police and hospital psychiatrist that she had continued to have periods throughout the pregnancy and that she had always had problems with her fluctuating weight. |
| She gave birth and the baby was limp and did not make any sounds. | She gave birth and the baby was limp and did not make any sounds. |
| She panicked as she thought she had done something wrong and that the problem would go away if she wrapped her up and placed her in the wheelie bin. | She panicked as she thought she had done something wrong and that the problem would go away if she wrapped her up and placed her in the wheelie bin. |