New mother dies after arriving at Halifax hospital last week without newborn: police

HALIFAX — Halifax police have confirmed the death of a young mother whose newborn was found dead in a wooded area last week.

The 23-year-old woman, who has not been identified, arrived Friday at a Halifax hospital in extremely poor health, having just given birth.

The woman’s baby, however, wasn’t with her, prompting a search that ended Sunday when the newborn’s remains were found southwest of the city in the rural community of Goodwood.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service has been called in to determine the cause and manner of the woman’s death.