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Premature Newborn Found in Sonora Trash Container Stabilized, Moved to Pediatric ICU

Doctors say the premature boy remains in intensive care with a high risk of neonatal sepsis, leaving his outlook uncertain.

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.