Plea for mother to claim baby ‘Andrew’

A NEWBORN baby has been found abandoned in a hospital in Scotland.

The boy has been named Andrew after the security guard who found him at Wishaw General Hospital, North Lanarkshire, on Tuesday and is said to be in good health.

Strathclyde police said they were concerned for the health of the boy’s mother and urged her to get in touch.

A spokesman appealed for the woman, or anyone who has any information on the baby’s identity, to contact their local police station.

The baby, who is thought to be two or three days old, was named after security guard Andrew Watson, who discovered him in a baby changing room.

Mr Watson, 25, said he had been making his final checks of the evening when he was alerted by the baby’s crying.

“He was in a babygro, wrapped in a white shawl, and he certainly had a healthy set of lungs,” he said.

“My main concern was for the kid and I was anxious for him. It’s very touching to have a baby named after you but I don’t mind if they change it if the mother comes forward and they can be reunited.

“He’s a wee beauty and I hope it all works out.”

The baby was sleeping peacefully in his cot yesterday afternoon with a teddy beside him.