Crime scene taken down as Sydney police continue search for woman after suspected riverbank birth

Serious concerns held for welfare of mother and her baby after placenta found at Cooks River, Earlwood

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A crime scene has been taken down as police continue to appeal for information about an apparent riverbank birth in Sydney's south-west this week.

Police urged the mother to attend her nearest hospital with her baby after a resident walking his dog found a placenta and umbilical cord next to the Cooks River at Earlwood on Monday afternoon.

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