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Picture of abandoned Rosie issued

Abandonded baby Rosie
It is believe Rosie's birth was medically unsupervised

Detectives searching for the mother of a baby girl abandoned in Buckinghamshire have released pictures of the child.

The baby, named Rosie by nurses caring for her in hospital, is thought to have been two days old when she was found in bushes in High Wycombe on Tuesday.

A passer-by found her wrapped in a grey cardigan in a distinctive pink and cream bag in some bushes.

On Friday police urged shoppers to look out for similar bags.

It is decorated with a large sepia-toned image of women in 1950s-style bathing costumes posing by a car.

Feeding well

Rosie still had her umbilical cord attached so it is believed her birth was medically unsupervised.

Pink bag
Police said the distinctive bag is a "mystery" to them

A group has been set up on social networking site Facebook to trace Rosie's mother.

About 2,000 people have now joined to pass messages of support on to Rosie and her mother.

Rosie is currently at Wycombe General Hospital, where staff say she is in a good condition and feeding well.

Cards and gifts have been brought in for her by members of the public and hospital staff.

Detectives have said the mother is not in any trouble, they just want to make sure she is safe and well.



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