BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma -- A woman who police say had been drinking heavily before she gave birth was charged with child neglect after the baby was born intoxicated and diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome.

Melissa Tanner, 37, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.29% when she gave birth June 30, and her daughter's was 0.21%, according to an affidavit by police. The legal limit for drivers in Oklahoma is 0.08%.

Hospital staff had to use an oxygen bag to help the baby start breathing and gave her medication to counteract any narcotics, according to the affidavit. Tanner allegedly told police she and another person had consumed a case of beer and that she regularly drank during her pregnancy.

She was jailed on $30,000 US bail.

The baby has fetal alcohol syndrome and has been placed in a foster home with a caretaker experienced in dealing with addicted infants.