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Note the story does not indicate the specific age of the baby or even that the cause of death is related to having given birth or something like post partum depression, which is also a potentially worrying cause over a longer term. It could have been an utterly accidental death or unrelated health condition.
You raise a valid set of concerns, but no indication whether it is pertinent to this story.
The article in question.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/phoenix-baby-left-alone-after-mother-dies-rescued/
It does say the mother recently gave birth. One can reasonably assume that the child in question is who she gave birth to. No matter what, the title and the article are terribly written.
Edit: fixed link
Edit 2: here is a slightly more responsibly written article and title.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/phoenix-baby-saved-mother-death-b2779209.html
Right, i don’t have that information, but when looking this up i came across a comment that said deaths soon after birth are not uncommon and that unnerved me so i went down a rabbit hole. Not saying that this is directly related… i just had to tell someone my findings
Seems reasonable enough, and a good reason to encourage particular focus after birth in your neighborhood support circle.
Which hopefully you've fostered in general, but I certainly can't claim to have done so well on that front myself..