A baby girl stuffed into a shoebox and hidden under a pile of mulch in a garden in Sydney's inner west was newborn and still had her umbilical cord attached, police say.

Police are trying to find the girl's mother, who they believe could need medical care.

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A gardener discovered the body during daily rounds outside unit blocks next to a train line on Beresford Street, Strathfield, about 8am today.