THREE months have now passed since an incident where a female is believed to have given birth without any medical assistance or supervision in the open air in the Parc Seymour, Penhow, near Caerwent.

It is believed to have taken place sometime between Sunday October 18th and Monday October 19th 2015.

Despite wide media coverage and appeals, to date, no one has come forward with any information to help identify the female involved. Additional lines of enquiry have also been pursued, including forensic analysis of the birth material and tracing and speaking to a number of pregnant females in Gwent whose expected delivery dates coincided with the estimated age of the baby born.

Unfortunately so far these have been unsuccessful.

Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Superintendent Ruth Price said: “It is very sad to have to accept that we are now working on the basis that the baby, believed to have been a little girl, didn’t survive and that for whatever reason, her mother and anyone else who knows anything about her pregnancy or birth have not sought any help.

“We have consulted with a profiling expert from the College of Policing who has given us some really useful pointers for trying to identify the mother. Indications are that the mother is more than likely to be young, and afraid of what her parents may think of a pregnancy. We also believe that she is a local person, would not have had to travel far and knew the Penhow area.

“Someone who knows her may have noticed a change in her behaviour leading up to the day it happened or afterwards. She may have avoided activities where her pregnancy would have been visible, for example PE at school, her relationships with friends may have changed and generally she would have been under enormous pressure.

?“If this girl was attending school, teachers may have picked up on any of these behaviours.  I would like to appeal to them as a group to think about any of their pupils who may fit into some or all of the categories I’ve mentioned.

“A separate line of enquiry is linked to the full DNA profile of the mother and the partial DNA profile of the baby which have been obtained and police are hopeful that given time, this will lead to the identification of a girl or young woman who might still be under pressure to keep the birth a secret or who would still benefit from some emotional support or counselling.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Gwent Police on 101 quoting log 126 19/10/15 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.