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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1977
Page
7
In New York six dehydrated children, youngest a month old, were found abandoned for days in a cockroach infested apartment. A social worker said such scenes are common in impoverished city neighborhoods, noting it happens all the time. Police received an anonymous tip.
In Canarsie Brooklyn police arrested Shirley Jordan 25 mother of two of the children and said two would be charged with endangering the welfare of minors Brenda 3 sister of Shirley was mother to the other four children. The six siblings aged 1 month to 7 years were found in a city low income development apartment reeking of urine with cockroaches. The children were placed in two foster homes after treatment at Kings County Hospital.
Neighbors say they never knew the family well as the three story brick building housed many women. Some claim mothers were alcoholic or drug users while others say the children were left unsupervised and danger followed. Residents saw little of Mr. Jordan and did not know if the sisters worked.
The Brown administration endorsed legislation to license midwives in California, saying obstetric care shortages raise costs. Deputy director Michael Krisman cites saveable $20 million yearly if 10 percent of expectant mothers use midwives, notes Medi-Cal access gaps and that only 50 nurses hold licenses. The bill would let women without nursing training take midwife tests.
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