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Rooftop Rescue in Mar del Plata Saves Mother and Newborn After Solo Home Birth

Officials say both are stable under observation at the Materno Infantil hospital.

Overview

  • SAME dispatcher Micaela Scapassa guided responders as the caller reported heavy bleeding and drifted in and out of consciousness.
  • Officers from Comisaría 4a and the Comando de Patrullas scaled roofs, cleared a perimeter gate, and forced a roller shutter and window to enable entry.
  • An officer heard the newborn crying at a first-floor window, opened access, and medics found the mother unconscious with the cord already cut.
  • SAME physician Jimena Soares reported the baby was full term and in good condition as teams controlled the mother’s hemorrhage and organized transports.
  • Both were taken to the Hospital Materno Infantil; the newborn remains in neonatal for monitoring as neighbor-recorded video of the rescue circulates locally.