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| Abandoned baby's mother is found | Abandoned baby's mother is found |
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| The mother of an hours-old baby girl abandoned on a school playing field in Bedford has been found. | The mother of an hours-old baby girl abandoned on a school playing field in Bedford has been found. |
| The baby, who was less than three hours old, was left wrapped in a pink blanket and covered with twigs at Daubeney Middle School, in the Kempston area. | |
| She was discovered by a boy and girl, both 16, who took her to Bedford Hospital, where nurses named her Chloe. | |
| The newborn's teenage mother contacted police following an appeal. The baby is said to be "safe and well". | The newborn's teenage mother contacted police following an appeal. The baby is said to be "safe and well". |
| A police spokeswoman said: "The mother has been found. She has come forward today and made herself known to the police. | A police spokeswoman said: "The mother has been found. She has come forward today and made herself known to the police. |
| "She is a teenage girl who does live locally to where the baby was found. | "She is a teenage girl who does live locally to where the baby was found. |
| 'Speedy efforts' | 'Speedy efforts' |
| Chloe's mother has received medical attention and was helping police "piece together the events" which led to the baby being left on the playing fields. | Chloe's mother has received medical attention and was helping police "piece together the events" which led to the baby being left on the playing fields. |
| Bedfordshire Police earlier praised the teenagers who found Chloe, along with an older boy who drove them to hospital. | Bedfordshire Police earlier praised the teenagers who found Chloe, along with an older boy who drove them to hospital. |
| A spokeswoman said: "It was thanks to their quick and speedy efforts that we believe the baby is in fact safe and well." | A spokeswoman said: "It was thanks to their quick and speedy efforts that we believe the baby is in fact safe and well." |
| The spokeswoman said because of the extremely cold temperatures it was thought the baby could not have been left outdoors for long. | The spokeswoman said because of the extremely cold temperatures it was thought the baby could not have been left outdoors for long. |
| Medical staff at Bedford Hospital South Wing, where Chloe remains, estimated she was two to three hours old when found. | Medical staff at Bedford Hospital South Wing, where Chloe remains, estimated she was two to three hours old when found. |