Mother abandons her newborn baby on floor of NYC subway station

[mediumapproach]

Mother of baby abandoned at Penn Station subway stop charged with endangering child

Postpartum depression - Symptoms and causes

 

[Tish]

Heartbreaking for both child and mother

 

[CallMeKate]

She's been caught and arrested. For the record, I'm not a fan of claiming postpartum depression every time someone wants to rid herself of a baby. New York has a Safe Haven Law, so ignorance can't be used as an excuse either.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Very sad, not sure what good arresting the woman will do, hopefully she can get some help.

I suppose that the good news is that it does help to publicize New York’s safe haven law.

I hope the little girl will find a loving family and have a good life.

 

[Jazzy1]

I sincerely hope that this little girl's story goes on to have a happy ending like the baby boy who was found on the subway by a man on the way to meet his date. They began their lives as a family of 3 shortly after that night.

 

[911]

She's been caught and arrested. For the record, I'm not a fan of claiming postpartum depression every time someone wants to rid herself of a baby. New York has a Safe Haven Law, so ignorance can't be used as an excuse either.

Pennsylvania, likewise also has the Newborn Protection Act, which allows for a mother to drop off a newborn child up to 28 days at a police department, hospital or EMS station without fear of prosecution.

 

[Kika]

All 50 states and most US territories have the Safe Haven Laws in place. the age of the child varies by state from 3 days old to 365 days.

Safe Haven Laws by State 2025

 

[IrishEyes]

Desperation seems to wipe out all common sense and best choices for many.
I think there is much more to her story than we know. If she is mentally ill or addicted
I would be glad the baby is in safe hands now and she maybe has a place to help her if
she needs it. If she knows she could have been arrested, maybe that was her reasoning.

 

[Muskrat]

I hope she is treated with compassion and people attempt to understand. Children get horrifically abused and sometimes killed by parents…I think leaving your child where it can be found is a much better option.

 

[Been There]

The good thing is that it’s a baby and it was found before it suffered any cruelty or abuse. The baby won’t remember this part of its life.
I hope some worthy family gets the baby and gives the child a good life.

 

[mediumapproach]

Well it could have been worse. Newborns have been thrown into garbage cans, dumpsters, through the grates of city sewer systems, off the roofs of tenements, off of bridges, left on the back seats of city buses, the last car of subway trains and even sold to whoever would even think to buy a newborn baby.

 

[HoneyNut]

Is she the baby's mother? If it was just born it would seem surprising for the mom to be so active? I've never given birth so I don't know, but I'd think if it were me I'd be in bed afterwards.

I guess the baby surrender places are at hospitals and fire departments because of access to EMS people, but otherwise I'd think a baby box at a subway would be more convenient for people.

 

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Mother arrested after baby abandoned at NYC subway station: sources

 

[Tish]

She's been caught and arrested. For the record, I'm not a fan of claiming postpartum depression every time someone wants to rid herself of a baby. New York has a Safe Haven Law, so ignorance can't be used as an excuse either.

My heart breaks for the baby, as for the mother, she has to be mentally unstable; people don't just dump a child.
Be it postpartum or some other underlying problem, she is mentally ill.

 

[mediumapproach]

Is she the baby's mother? If it was just born it would seem surprising for the mom to be so active? I've never given birth so I don't know, but I'd think if it were me I'd be in bed afterwards.

I guess the baby surrender places are at hospitals and fire departments because of access to EMS people, but otherwise I'd think a baby box at a subway would be more convenient for people.

Yes she is.