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- A desperate search has been launched to find a mother after a foetus was found on Canford Heath on Thursday
- Officers are now focusing on locating the mother of the child to ensure she receives the appropriate care
- She is being urged to contact medical services or the police
- Anyone with information can contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting incident number 02:495
- Forensics attended and a cordon was in place around the site for several hours
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