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| Newborn boy found on doorstep in Worcester left in shopping bag | Newborn boy found on doorstep in Worcester left in shopping bag |
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| Police have called for a mother who abandoned her newborn baby on a doorstep in Worcester to come forward. | Police have called for a mother who abandoned her newborn baby on a doorstep in Worcester to come forward. |
| Joseph – named by the nurses caring for him – was discovered outside a home in Worcester lying in a hessian shopping bag just before 4.30am on Thursday. | |
| The baby was discovered when residents were alerted by the ring of their doorbell. | |
| He is now being cared for at Worcestershire Royal hospital, which says he is healthy and looks as though he was born to term. | |
| Patti Paine, head of midwifery at the hospital, said Joseph was "a lovely little boy" and was "doing very well". | Patti Paine, head of midwifery at the hospital, said Joseph was "a lovely little boy" and was "doing very well". |
| A search of records has not revealed any expectant mothers known to the health services in the city, to whom the baby may belong. | A search of records has not revealed any expectant mothers known to the health services in the city, to whom the baby may belong. |
| Paine also said she could not rule out the chances the mother had been concealing the pregnancy. | Paine also said she could not rule out the chances the mother had been concealing the pregnancy. |
| She said: "I would like to appeal to Joseph's mother to come forward to us because we believe she may be in need of urgent medical attention. It's important she's seen by a midwife as soon as possible to get checked over." | She said: "I would like to appeal to Joseph's mother to come forward to us because we believe she may be in need of urgent medical attention. It's important she's seen by a midwife as soon as possible to get checked over." |
| A 24-hour phone line has been set up by the hospital, in order for the mother to make contact. | A 24-hour phone line has been set up by the hospital, in order for the mother to make contact. |
| DCI Stacey Williamson, of West Mercia police, said: "The mother's welfare … is our priority". | |
| She added that Joseph was "clean and clothed" when he was found, and that someone had obviously been caring for him. | She added that Joseph was "clean and clothed" when he was found, and that someone had obviously been caring for him. |