Discovery of newborn prompts renewed calls for safe drop-off zones for unwanted infants

Police urge the mother, whose identity is unknown, to come forward, assuring her that ‘she’s not in any trouble’

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The discovery of a newborn girl in a Sydney back yard has prompted renewed calls for safe, anonymous drop-off zones to allow parents to give up unwanted infants without risk to the baby.

The baby, believed to be days old, was found in a family’s back yard on Friday in the western Sydney suburb of Blacktown. The child is in good health and is now in the care of New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice.

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