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Update: Wednesday Feb. 15th

Police in Rolla say a woman who died in a private hospitality room at a medical center apparently overdosed on prescription drugs.

Twenty-five-year-old Stephanie Maylee, of Rolla, was found dead around 10 a.m. Monday at Phelps County Regional Medical Center.  Maylee had recently given birth about a month prematurely, and had spent Sunday night at the hospital because her son had not yet been released.

KYTV reports  that preliminary findings from an autopsy showed a likely overdose of prescriptions drugs. Investigators said Wednesday they don't know if the overdose was intentional or an accident, but foul play is not suspected.

The room where Maylee was found was initially described by mistake as a public waiting area, not a private hospitality room.

Original story:

Rolla Police are trying to figure out what happened to a woman found dead in a waiting room on Monday at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center.

Detectives investigating determined Stephanie Maylee, 25, of Rolla had recently given birth and been discharged, but the baby had not. Maylee was found dead in a hospitality/waiting room at the hospital. Maylee had been staying there waiting for her newborn to be released.

An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday. No other details about Maylee's death are being released at this time.

Rolla Police ask if anyone has information regarding Maylee's death to call Detective Robert Jones at (573) 308-1213.