The woman believed to be the mother of a baby boy who was abandoned on the doorstep of a Queensland home is talking to police.
Police said on Sunday that a woman was assisting them with their inquiries into the newborn who was found by a family in front of their home in the Logan City suburb of Kingston, near Brisbane, about 5.30am (AEST) on Saturday.
He was wrapped in blankets and placed in a basket.
The woman is suspected of being the boy's mother but officers are continuing their investigations and have yet to confirm this, a police spokesman told AAP.
The family who found the boy have reportedly already named him "Moses", in reference to the biblical prophet who was also found in a basket as a baby.
The family have said they are prepared to raise the child as their own if the mother was not found.
Detectives on Sunday showed the small wicker basket, blanket and baby's clothes to the media in the hopes it might jog someone's memory.
They also have been scouring churches and hospitals in the search for clues about the mother's identity.
But Detective Sergeant Deon Ditton says police suspect the underweight baby, who is no more than a few days old, was born at home before being left at the doorstep with a note pleading for the family to look after him.
He says the family, who are well known and respected in multicultural Logan's Samoan community, are eager to care for the boy.
The baby appears to be of Samoan or Pacific Islander descent.
Logan Samoa Advisory Council President Lesa Changwai says she has spoken with the family, who are going through a gamut of emotions.
"They are so surprised and anxious because their feelings are very involved now with the baby," she told AAP.
"They feel that they should be looking after the baby because a note was left for them with their names on top of the note.
"They love the baby now, but it's out of their hands."
Sgt Ditton said the family had been with the boy at Logan Hospital, where it would remain at least until it reached a normal weight.
The Department of Child Safety is also involved.
"As far as I'm aware, the baby's in good health," Sgt Ditton told reporters.
Sgt Ditton is also calling on anyone who may have been in Juers St around the time the baby was found to come forward.
Logan churches held special services on Sunday, praying for the wellbeing of the little boy and his mother.
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