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| A newborn baby boy, with his umbilical cord cut and clamped, has been left outside a house in the West Midlands. | A newborn baby boy, with his umbilical cord cut and clamped, has been left outside a house in the West Midlands. |
| The house owner, in Tile Cross, Birmingham called an ambulance after finding the baby during the morning. | The house owner, in Tile Cross, Birmingham called an ambulance after finding the baby during the morning. |
| Paramedics said if it had happened later the owner would have been out and the baby exposed to the cold for hours. | Paramedics said if it had happened later the owner would have been out and the baby exposed to the cold for hours. |
| The child was found lying on a concrete step and was cold but otherwise healthy. The baby has been taken to Heartlands Hospital in east Birmingham. | The child was found lying on a concrete step and was cold but otherwise healthy. The baby has been taken to Heartlands Hospital in east Birmingham. |
| The man who found the baby, Robert Coughlan, said he even changed the boy's nappy. | |
| "I put him down on the floor so he was nice and warm and I put the fire on. | |
| "He was smelling a bit so I changed his nappy. I had one lying around the house from when my nephew and niece are here." | |
| An ambulance service spokeswoman said the fact the baby's cord had been clamped appears to show he was born with proper medical supervision. | An ambulance service spokeswoman said the fact the baby's cord had been clamped appears to show he was born with proper medical supervision. |
| Mr Coughlan wrapped the baby in a blanketThe ambulance service was called to the house, in Rycroft Grove, shortly before 1100 BST on Monday. | |
| Emergency medical technician Steve Howard said he asked the house owner to put the fire on and wrapped the baby in blankets to get him warm. | Emergency medical technician Steve Howard said he asked the house owner to put the fire on and wrapped the baby in blankets to get him warm. |
| "The baby boy was very cold having been lying on a concrete step, but he was very alert. | "The baby boy was very cold having been lying on a concrete step, but he was very alert. |
| "The house owner said if it had been half an hour later he would have been out and the baby could have been there for hours in the cold. | "The house owner said if it had been half an hour later he would have been out and the baby could have been there for hours in the cold. |
| "It could have been a much worse picture if no-one had been at home," he said. | "It could have been a much worse picture if no-one had been at home," he said. |
| The baby boy, thought to be hours old, had been left wearing an all-in-one babygrow. | The baby boy, thought to be hours old, had been left wearing an all-in-one babygrow. |
| Heartlands Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Dunn said: "The baby is doing well and is under the expert care of hospital staff." | Heartlands Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Dunn said: "The baby is doing well and is under the expert care of hospital staff." |