Kelsey Carpenter was alone in her San Diego apartment when she went into labor on 14 November 2020.
The mother of two had planned a home birth for her third child. But the baby came two weeks earlier than expected, so she delivered on her own, then passed out, records show. When she awoke, her newborn – whom she named Kiera – was not breathing. Despite her attempts at CPR, the baby did not survive.
