A baby was found abandoned near a busy main road in east London this morning.
The baby boy was found in a grey babygrow and hat on Sandringham Road, Dalston, just off the busy Kingsland Road at around 11.40am.
Police said the baby appears to have been born outside of a hospital.
He is now being cared for at an east London hospital.
The Metropolitan Police has appealed for his mother to come forward, so that she can also receive medical care and support.
Appealing to the mother, Inspector Kevin Weeks said: "I would urge the mother of this baby to make contact either with police, your local hospital or GP surgery and let us know that you are safe and can receive any medical care you may need. Our primary focus is to ensure the wellbeing of both you and your child.
"I would also urge anyone who has information that could help us to reunite this baby with his mother to come forward."
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and quote CAD 3039/25Jan.
