Mila Jackson, the newborn taken into foster care by Texas officials in late April, will return home ahead of a scheduled hearing that was set for Thursday afternoon.
taken into foster care by Texas officials in late MarchMila was taken into the custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services on March 30. She was born on March 21 in a home birth, but shortly afterward, she was diagnosed with jaundice.
The district attorney's office said that they do not comment on cases involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. "I'm just happy that justice prevailed and I am grateful for the Afiya Center and everyone involved in the return of this baby," Edinbyrd told CBS News on Thursday morning."I look forward to actually giving her her first postpartum visit and celebrating her being home with her parents." After a successful home birth, the Jacksons brought Mila to their family pediatrician for what they called a"newborn checkup" on March 24. Shortly after, pediatrician Dr.
Edinbyrd told CBS News that she saw the bilirubin levels as"high" but not critical. She said that the Jacksons had already ordered a blanket and goggles to provide light therapy, one of the options to treat jaundice, and were also planning to provide enhanced nutrition, another treatment option.
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