Police searching for mother of abandoned newborn baby

Bloomington police have not yet identified the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned outside a PromptCare clinic. \nThe baby, who was found with a handwritten note, is receiving treatment at Bloomington Hospital.\nA call came in to the Bloomington Police Department at about 7:30 p.m. Friday in reference to a newborn baby found outside, BPD Sgt. Mick Williams said, reading from a police report. A member of the cleaning staff at the PromptCare clinic, 3443 W. Third St., was coming in to work and saw what appeared to be a bundle of towels outside. The employee then realized a baby boy was wrapped in the towels.\nThe baby was taken into the clinic and handed over to medical staff before being transferred to Bloomington Hospital. \nThe baby is now under the care of child-protective services. The child was treated for "minor health issues related to being born outside a medical facility," Williams said. The umbilical cord was still attached when the child was found. There has been no contact between the mother of the child and police.\nThe note left with the baby was written in the first person, Williams said. It read, "I was just born this morning. I'm better off without my mother. I'm hungry. Please feed me and take care of me," Williams said.\nPolice are hoping to make contact with the mother but have no information at this point, William said. The primary concerns of the police are for the well-being of the child and the mother, he said. \nThe Safe Haven law allows a person to hand over a child to a medical facility, police or fire station without facing legal repercussions, Williams said. \nHe said he did not know if the mother's actions were within the Safe Haven law, because she did not hand the baby to anyone.