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Baby born in Wisconsin college bathroom dies

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MARSHFIELD, Wis. - A baby girl whose mother was found dead after giving birth in a college dormitory bathroom died Sunday.<br> <br> Julienna Marie Hubbard, a full-term baby, died at St. Joseph&#39;s Hospital in Marshfield, said hospital spokeswoman Carla David, who would not give any information on the cause of death.<br> <br> The infant&#39;s mother, Karen Marie Hubbard, was found not breathing on Tuesday in a bathroom stall at Oak Ridge Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.<br> <br> Paramedics found Julienna when they removed Hubbard from the stall. The newborn weighed between 5 pounds and 7 pounds, officials said.<br> <br> No one on campus had known Hubbard was pregnant. The freshman prepharmacy major had ignored inquiries from her roommate and other students, telling them she was sick but OK, authorities said.<br> <br> The cause of Hubbard&#39;s death was under investigation. But Eau Claire County Medical Examiner John Folstad said it is believed that she died of complications related to childbirth. <br> <br>
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