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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 was 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 mother, a 19-year-old whose family did not know she was pregnant, left her daughter in the bin thinking that the infant 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.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 is said to be traumatised and in shock.
Mother panicked We are working closely with our partners and the family to find the best outcome for the baby Wiltshire County Council spokesman
She has since been given a blood transfusion and undergone surgery under general anaesthetic. She has 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.
"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 said after she had given birth, the baby was limp and did not make any noise.
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. The new mother panicked as she thought she had done something wrong and that the problem would go away if she wrapped her daughter up and put her in a wheelie bin.
Mother and daughter have now bonded, 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.