When police say they are 'concerned' for mothers who abandon babies do they want to prosecute them?

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Not exactly an AIBU but wasn't sure where to put this...

I just saw a news article about a baby being abandoned in London on Thursday night, poor thing. I'm glad she was found!

One of the quotes from the article is that police are becoming increasingly concerned for the mother.

There are always quotes from police along these lines when this sort of thing happens, and I suppose my question is, do you think are they concerned for her health due to her possibly needing medical care having just given birth?

Or are they mainly saying that to try and get her to come forward without being afraid of prosecution (and would the mother be prosecuted in this kind of situation)?

I'm just curious really!

This smacks of some sort of people trafficking

There are vulnerable groups who don't have access to decent health care or choices about sexual activity, dv cases being one. There's sadly a huge number of females trafficked into the country both specifically for sex work but also for other work. These women often can not leave the house independently, assume that any contact with health care or authorities will lead to being arrested so are incredibly vulnerable to abuse from people who know how trapped they are

Whatever the circumstances, for this mother, engaging with the authorities in any way is obviously so terrifying that she can’t/won’t do it. I don’t read this as rational behaviour, but then, all three babies have been found and cared for - and there is obviously a very great fear of discovery behind it all. Elsa was only an hour old-the mother must have wrapped her up and dropped her off as soon as she could walk again. Maybe this was the best she could do for her daughter.

The OP has linked this thread to todays news.
The question about mother and baby reunion wasnt byt the OP.
Why do you think the PP forgot about her question? It doesnt matter if she did.