pregnant. they come here and they re depressed. they have a number of issues going on in their lives. approximately 175 babies are born each year to inmates at valley state, building b-1 houses the expecting mothers. i m having twins. i don t know. i think i m having a boy and a girl. i hope, that s what i want. i have a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old at home. so when an inmate is ready to deliver at valley state, she s brought to nearby madera community hospital. correctional officers are posted outside the delivery room. that s not the only thing that separates these moms from the others in the hospital. when the babies are delivered, the mothers don t get to bring them home. a family member must pick up the newborn within 48 hours. otherwise the baby is placed in foster care. this is my son, manuel. he was the first born. he weighed one pound and nine ounces. when inmate amelia gutierrez was sent to valley state on a parole violation on an assault charge, she was seven
i had a really rough experience being here. high-risk pregnancy. this is no place to be. amelia s delivery was dangerously premature. she had to be airlifted to a hospital capable of providing adequate care to her new family. soon after delivering the triplets, amelia was given traumatizing news. i m very grateful, because two of my children are still living. and my son, unfortunately, passed away. which was really hard. because, you know, i couldn t be there for him like i should have been. the hardest thing was to lose my son, and, you know, just being away from my children, period. it s, like, really tearing me up inside, because, you know, i
this is no place to be. amelia s delivery was dangerously premature. she had to be airlifted to a hospital capable of providing adequate care to her new family. but soon after difficulting the triplets, amelia was given traumatizing news. i m very grateful, because from the triplets, two of my children are still living. and my son, unfortunately, passed away. which was really hard. because, you know, i couldn t be there for him like i should have been. the hardest thing was to lose my son, and, you know, just being away from my children, period. it s, like, really tearing me up inside, because, you know, i never wanted to be i feel like i m the worst mother. this is not my home here. i m not calling this my home.
approximately 175 babies are born each year to inmates at valley state, building b-1 houses the expecting mothers. i m having twins. i don t know. i think i m having a boy and a girl. i hope, that s what i want. i have a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old at home. so when an inmate is ready to deliver at valley state, she s brought to nearby madera community hospital. correctional officers are posted outside the delivery room. but that isn t the only thing that separates these moms from the others in the hospital. when the babies are delivered, the mothers don t get to bring them home. a family member must pick up the newborn within 48 hours. otherwise, the baby is placed in foster care. this is my son, manuel. he was the first born. he weighed one pound and nine ounces. when inmate amelia gutierrez was sent to valley state on a parole violation on an assault charge, she was seven months pregnant with triplets. i had a really rough experience being here. high-risk pregnancy.
amelia s delivery was dangerously premature. she had to be airlifted to a hospital capable of providing adequate care to her new family. soon after delivering the triplets, amelia was given traumatizing news. i m very grateful, because two of my children are still living. and my son, unfortunately, passed away. which was really hard. because, you know, i couldn t be there for him like i should have been. the hardest thing was to lose my son, and, you know, just being away from my children, period. it s, like, really tearing me up inside, because, you know, i never wanted to be i feel like i m the worst mother. this is not my home here. i m not calling this my home.