A strong video of a woman giving birth in the middle of the street in San Francisco, United Stateshas been disseminated on social networks to emphasize the problem of homeless people, who are exposed to a number of risks and addictions.
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The woman was recorded during the day. The little boy cried, while he was received and tucked in by a passerby. “Just relax, the ambulance will be here,” the man was saying to try to calm the mother down.
Despite the fact that he was on a busy sidewalk and close to Union Square – the city’s commercial square – only three people helped him.
The journalist who published the audiovisual assured that the mother has an addiction: “The reality of drug use is harsh and these images are strong, but necessary to show how destructive narcotics are for society.”
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The San Francisco Fire Department confirmed the birth of the baby in the streetsbut declined to comment on the video or provide further details, citing respect for the privacy of those involved.
“Both patients were taken to the hospital in stable condition,” he said for local media.
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Don’t Do Drugs. The reality of drug use is tough and these images are strong, but necessary to show how destructive narcotics are to society.San francisco California.- (@ppv_tahoe) Woman gives birth on the street after smoking crack all afternoon… pic.twitter.com/n6kbivg0uX
— PPV-TAHOE – News Journalist (@ppv_tahoe) April 9, 2023
The numbers of homeless people in San Francisco
According to official county figures cut to 2022, The city of San Francisco has 7,754 people, of its almost 815,000 inhabitants, living on the streets.
3,357 people spend their nights in shelters, while 4,397 sleep on the streets. For this reason, authorities are contemplating increasing the number of beds in shelters by 2,000 for the coming years.
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“The data clearly shows that the city’s most cost-effective tools, such as conversions of hotels to non-congregate shelters and rented apartments to housing, can get thousands of people off the streets at a cost the city can afford,” Mark said. Nagel, from the organization Rescue SF, for the local media Fox KTUV.
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