A newborn baby girl abandoned in an amusement arcade was found face down in a toilet bowl after her 'mother gave birth in the lavatory', it has been revealed. It is believed the girl, named April by staff at the Ormskirk hospital where she is being treated, might have been delivered at Silcock's Amusement Arcade in Nevill Street, Southport, hours before she was discovered. Merseyside Police had released an image of the 6lb 9oz baby girl, wearing a pink playsuit, as they sought to identify her mother. In a statement yesterday afternoon, officers said they had traced the mother to an address in the Merseyside area. Scroll down for video . Officers say they have found the mother of baby April (pictured). Sniffer dogs had been deployed in the area after the discovery in the disabled toilets of an arcade . Police earlier released a CCTV image of a woman they were looking to trace after a newborn baby was found at Silcock’s Amusement Arcade, on Neville Street, Southport last night . Amusement arcade employee Christina Hodskinson found baby April when a colleague said the toilets needed cleaning. She was quickly joined by fellow worker Warren Chadwick who came to help . Police believe April may have been 'born where she was found', Sky reported today. She was just hours old when she was discovered. Staff at the amusement arcade earlier spoke of the moment the baby was whisked from the toilet bowl when a father's paternal instincts kicked in. Christina Hodskinson, 44, discovered the newborn, who has since been named baby April by hospital staff, after a colleague said the toilets needed cleaning. She was quickly joined by fellow employee Warren Chadwick, 36, who Ms Hodskinson said 'grabbed the baby out of the toilet'. Mr Chadwick, who works at Silcock’s Amusement Arcade, on Neville Street, Southport where the baby was found at around 6.50pm yesterday, told how his paternal instinct kicked in immediately. He said: 'I saw the baby and it was just instant, I grabbed her out and patted her back and she started to cry. 'Some customers got some towels and we wrapped her up and stood under the heaters. 'The police got here really quickly, I sat with her in the police car to keep her warm and then we rushed straight to hospital. Paternal instinct: Warren Chadwick, who works at Silcock’s Amusement Arcade, told how April let out a cry when he patted her back after pulling her from the toilet. He said his paternal instinct kicked in immediately . Abandoned: Police outside Silcock's Amusement Arcade in Southport where staff found a newborn baby in the disabled toilets. A search was carried out for the mother but she has since been found . 'She was ice cold when I pulled her out so they kept her in an incubator. 'It was just good to see the colour come back in her face, it was a relief.' The infant was taken to Ormskirk Hospital where she is described as 'safe and well'. Police were searching for the missing mother of baby April and released a CCTV image of a woman they were looking to trace earlier today. The mother has now been found, Merseyside Police have said. A spokesman said: 'Merseyside Police can confirm the mother of a newborn found in Southport on Thursday, 16 April has this afternoon been found. 'She was found within the Merseyside area and is currently receiving medical treatment. Superintendent Claire Richards, said: 'I would like to thank the local community, the online community and the media for their assistance in this matter.' Ms Hodskinson spoke of how she found the baby after walking into the arcade's disabled toilets to give them a clean. 'Safe and well': Baby April (pictured) was taken to Ormskirk Hospital where she is being cared for by staff . The baby girl, found in the disabled toilets at the arcade (pictured) on Neville Street, has been named April by staff caring for her at Ormskirk Hospital. April is said to be 'safe and well' She said: 'I noticed that there were some things out of place. We checked the bin and there was nothing there and I just thought something wasn't right. 'So I went back to the bathroom with another member of staff, Pauline. 'She opened the toilet and starting screaming "there's a baby inside!" 'My colleague Warren was there straightaway and he grabbed the baby out of the toilet.' Police said the birth appeared to have been unsupervised.
Arcade staff discovered the baby girl in the disabled toilets last night .
The newborn was taken to hospital and is described as 'safe and well'
The baby has been named April by staff at Ormskirk Hospital in Southport .
Police say the mother has been found and is receiving medical treatment .