Baby Abandoned in Bush by Teen Mom
Remember the last story we reported out of Africa? Involving a family with HIV and an ax, it wasn’t exactly what you’d call uplifting. So I’m pleased that this Parent Behaving Badly story out of Ghana actually has an uplifting ending. 18-year-old Sophia Adoo didn’t fully realize she was pregnant until she went to relieve herself in some nearby bushes. When a baby popped out, she panicked and told her grandmother that she had miscarried. Three days later, someone discovered the ant-encircled infant and brought him to the hospital. Mom and baby are now both doing fine.
While this is surely a PBB moment, I’m not going to chastise the mom. You have to consider that both social mores and poverty had a significant impact on her state of mind. I can only hope she takes this unlikely reunion for what it is: a miraculous second chance.
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4 opinions for Baby Abandoned in Bush by Teen Mom
poopiejane
Dec 27, 2005 at 3:59 pm
Thanks for B4B Jay. It will live forever ;)
That Girl
Dec 28, 2005 at 6:33 am
Let’s hope.
AGK
Dec 28, 2005 at 12:04 pm
Agreed. So happy the baby lived…