Texas parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson are demanding the return of their newborn baby after she was taken by child protective services in Dallas last month following a home birth.
during a press conference last weekTexas CPS declined to comment on the accusations when reached by Yahoo News. “Due to CPS cases being confidential by state law, we cannot comment on specific cases,” the agency said in a statement.Cheryl Edinbyrd“It was a beautiful birth. She was a perfect 6 pounds, 9 ounces,” Temecia Jackson said during the press conference.
According to Bhatt, Mila had a bilirubin level of 21.7 milligrams. Based on Mila's age, any level over 20 milligrams requires treatment, according to the. Mila's bilirubin level was 1.7 milligrams above the recommended level. This prompted a turn of events including a welfare check from police and multiple visits from CPS before Mila was eventually taken into protective services.
Temecia Jackson said she instantly felt like her child had been stolen from her. “My child was removed so quickly because they have this other mother’s name listed on this affidavit and she has a history with CPS,” she said. Green says there should be alternatives to CPS. “We can have community health workers be liaisons between families and clinicians, to make sure that children are getting the care that they need,” she said. “[CPS] has been so harmful to children and Black families in particular, it does come off as extreme,” Green said.
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