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Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @audiegloria
A viral video shows a crying baby lying on a San Francisco sidewalk with the mother, who apparently just gave birth.
The baby was born Thursday, KRON-TV reported, citing the city's fire department. The video in question began circulating Saturday, the station said, adding that officials were unable to confirm its authenticity due to medical privacy laws.
But the fire department told the station that both the mother and baby were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
The video shows an already-born infant lying on the sidewalk and covered by a blanket and positioned directly in front of the mother, who begins to sit up. It isn't clear how much time elapsed between the birth and the start of the video.
The mother seems distraught and concerned about her baby, and a man next to them adjusts the blanket covering the newborn and tries to calm the woman: “You’re gonna be OK; just relax, OK?”
It appears as though the umbilical cord is still attached as the mother begins to pick up the newborn. The man reassures her, "It's gonna be fine, OK? They're coming to pick you up."
Others are nearby and attempt to help as well.
Content warning: The video may be disturbing to some readers:
\u201cWoman gives birth on the San Francisco sidewalk in broad daylight\n https://t.co/075qAtv0bc\u201d— Gloria Twiford (@Gloria Twiford) 1681160125
The man next to the mother and newborn who tried to reassure the mother appeared to be recording the event on his cell phone, presumably to document it for his own legal protection.
Citing an Instagram post, KTVU-TV reported that the video was recorded near the 900 block of Geary Street near Union Square.
Twitter commenters had much to say about the video:
Under its far-left political leadership, San Francisco over the last few years has become a hotbed of homelessness, drug addiction, deadly violent crime, and brazen, broad-daylight shoplifting.