Calif. Inmate Gives Birth on the Toilet
Posted on: Saturday, 10 June 2006, 18:00 CDT
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A recently incarcerated inmate who claims she was unaware she was pregnant gave birth in her cell to a baby boy, authorities said Friday.
Leticia Cisneros, 35, was sitting on the toilet Wednesday, suffering from what she thought were cramps, when she gave birth, said a Sheriff's Department statement. Another inmate came to her aid and took the baby.
Soon afterward, a deputy came and wrapped the boy in towels until a prison nurse arrived and cared for him.
If it were not for the quick action of the deputy, nurse and other inmate in providing aid for the child, he "would likely not have survived," the statement said.
Cisneros was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on June 1 on elder abuse and other charges. A pre-booking medical screening questionnaire did not mention she was pregnant.
Subsequent inmate interviews revealed that while Cisneros thought she had recently gained weight, she did not know she was pregnant.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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User Comments (10)
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Posted by Cynthia Kaley-Guyett on 04/12/2009, 04:13 thats no suprise my mom gave birth to me sitting on the toilet in fact she almost dropped me in it and that was in 1964 |
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Posted by bunty on 03/24/2008, 00:51 ihdsgiu |
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Posted by alex on 03/23/2008, 14:21 yeah, it happens. fat chick sits down to take a poo, out pops a kid. who knew? (I'm a poet and didn't realize it). good luck to the baby's daddy, cause if she didn't know, he sure didnt.lol |
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Posted by alex on 03/23/2008, 14:21 yeah, it happens. fat chick sits down to take a poo, out pops a kid. who knew? (I'm a poet and didn't realize it). good luck to the baby's daddy, cause if she didn't know, he sure didnt.lol |
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Posted by :) on 03/23/2008, 08:44 But erm yeah, i hope everything goes well for her and her baby. (: |
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Posted by :) on 03/23/2008, 08:43 HAHAHAHAHA, "Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!" |
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Posted by Abby on 03/22/2008, 23:39 Some women believe it or not do still keep having their period while pregnant. She is not the first woman either not to have known she was pregnant at all. There are several documented cases of it. I say congratulations to the new mom and hope everything goes well for the baby. |
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Posted by leonidas on 03/22/2008, 22:01 Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!! |
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Posted by phil mcrevice on 03/22/2008, 19:55 its easy. |
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Posted by Mr T on 03/22/2008, 19:05 HAHAH WHAT?! thats madness. how can you not know that you're pregnant?! |
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