WOODBURY -- The South Jersey woman accused of killing her baby strangled the newborn almost immediately after giving birth, authorities said.

Jade Fanz, 19 (Salem County Correctional Facility).

"The baby was minutes old when she died," said Bernie Weisenfeld, spokesman for the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.

Weisenfeld also said that Jade Fanz, 19, of Franklin Township, sought medical treatment at Kennedy Hospital in Washington Township in February after delivering the baby. Fox 29 reported that Fanz had been suffering from a hemorrhage, but Weisenfeld would not confirm that report Friday morning.

The hospital notified Franklin Township police of the incident, and the baby's body was found on the property of Fanz's family residence on Proposed Avenue on Feb. 27. The prosecutor's office declined to provide more information about where on the property the baby's body was found.

Fanz was charged Thursday with murder, along with unlawfully disturbing, moving or concealing human remains and abuse or neglect of a child.

Investigators have provided only scant details on the case, with a criminal complaint against Fanz saying simply that she "applied pressure to the throat" of the baby girl.

Fanz was held Thursday on $250,000 bail.

Andy Polhamus may be reached at apolhamus@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajpolhamus. Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook.