Police have appealed for the mother of a baby girl found dead at a recycling centre to come forward.
Officers confirmed that the baby girl found at a waste centre in Bowling Back Lane, Bradford, was stillborn.
The discovery was made on Thursday, August 20.
The baby girl was wrapped in a pink towel, which depicted the island of Fuerteventura in yellow on a purple background. There were various pictures associated with tropical locations on the towel also including fish, sea horses and a palm tree.
West Yorkshire Police and health professionals are appealing for the mother to come forward as she may need urgent medical attention because it may have been a concealed pregnancy, and the baby was not born in a hospital.
Police and partner agencies say they are extremely concerned about the mum of the baby and are urging her or any friends or family members to come forward to help police give her the help and support she may need.
Sara Hollins, Head of Midwifery at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Police and partner agencies have worked tirelessly for the past week to try and trace mum of the baby.
"We are renewing our appeal today to urge mum or her relatives to come forward and speak to us. We are incredibly concerned for the welfare of the mum, as the birth of the baby would have been extremely distressing and there may have been physical complications and we want to ensure that you are OK and get access to the help you may need.
“We are also appealing to the public for any information about anyone you thought may be pregnant, or perhaps may have concealed their pregnancy. I would urge you to come forward with any information, which may prove vital to help us with our enquiries.
“Please contact the police with any information via 101 or Bradford Maternity Services directly on 01274 672648 364531 or even via text on 07753 672648 quoting log number 564.”
Or you can live / instant ‘chat’ to officers remotely on https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101LiveChat which will be live throughout the night or the following online portal https://mipp.police.uk/operation/13XM020120S51-PO1
Anyone with information can also contact the Bradford Maternity Assessment Unit on 01274 364531 (open 24 hours a day).
