Overview
- A security guard at an agricultural field in Poblado Miguel Alemán heard crying before finding the infant inside a plastic bag in a garbage container early on Jan. 19.
- The baby arrived at IMSS Hospital General Zona 6 at 5:08 a.m. still attached to the placenta, with severe hypothermia, cyanosis, and respiratory distress.
- Clinicians intubated the newborn and provided assisted ventilation due to immature lungs and a respiratory rate near 100 breaths per minute.
- After stabilization, he was transferred by ambulance at 5:51 a.m. to the Hospital Infantil del Estado de Sonora for intensive care.
- Medical staff estimate a gestational age of 30–32 weeks and warn of likely neonatal infection risk and potential long-term lung damage, while the mother’s identity and condition remain unknown.