Woman Leaves Newborn Baby At Tulsa Clinic

<p>Police say a woman walked into a Tulsa urgent care center Tuesday night holding a newborn with its umbilical cord still attached, gave the baby&nbsp;to a nurse then&nbsp;left.</p>

Wednesday, November 25th 2015, 8:21 am

By: News On 6


Police say a woman walked into a Tulsa urgent care center Tuesday night holding a newborn with its umbilical cord still attached, gave the baby to a nurse then left.

It happened at the Access Urgent Care in the 1600 block of South Utica at about 9 p.m. 

A nurse told police woman had walked in holding the infant wrapped in a towel and told the nurse she was homeless and unable to care for the child.  Another witness said the woman left in a car with paper covering the license tag.  

EMSA took the infant to a nearby hospital where the staff said the child is healthy, according to police.

Under Oklahoma's Safe Haven Law, a woman can leave a baby up to three days old with an employee at a medical facility, fire station or police station and not face prosecution.

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