The mother charged with attempted murder after allegedly abandoning her baby in a storm drain is the daughter of a Seventh Day Adventist church minister.

Relatives of the woman have told Daily Mail Australia that the woman's mother and sister are flying out from Samoa to visit the 30-year-old woman.

'We haven't visited her yet [in prison],' the woman's cousin, Mele, said.

'But no she couldn't be doing very well.'

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A police officer cradles the newborn as cyclists who heard his cries watch on on Sunday morning

Found: The baby boy was abandoned in a drain near the M7 in Sydney

The woman's aunt said the girl had come from Samoa to live in Australia at least 10 years ago, and was 'very religious' and the daughter of a church minister back in her home country.

She said they did not know whether the girl had given her son a religious name as has been previously reported.

The Daily Telegraph claimed authorities have allowed for the boy, who was still wrapped in a hospital blanket with a clamp on his umbilical cord when he was found, to be named.

The family said they did not know the father of the child, but believed he was not Samoan.

A neighbour told Daily Mail Australia the woman's large frame may have helped hide her pregnancy.

Earlier on Tuesday a photograph of the moment the baby was rescued by police, up to five days after he was allegedly abandoned by his mother, emerged.

Family members arrive at Blacktown Court (left) and return to their home (right) on Monday

Earlier on Monday, three cars were parked outside the house in Blacktown

A police officer can be seen standing in the 2.4m drain in Quakers Hill, western Sydney, surrounded by cyclists who first heard the boy's cries on Sunday morning. It's alleged the newborn could have been in the dark pit since early last week.

The family of the mother spoke out amid claims that she concealed the pregnancy from them.

'We're a strong family. We're just taking it a day at a time,' they told Daily Mail Australia.

In Blacktown Local Court, police alleged the woman admitted to abandoning her son in the drain.

The woman lives with her aunt, uncle and cousins in Sydney's west, court documents said, while her immediate family - her parents and siblings - live in Samoa.

It's claimed that the mother hid her pregnancy from both her family and the father of her child after they broke up earlier this year, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Police are believed to still be trying to formally identify the child's father.

Daily Mail Australia spoke to eight neighbours who were each adamant that they had not seen a pregnant woman in the home.

‘My husband and I have been talking about how strange it is that we saw people come and go from the home, but we hadn’t seen a pregnant woman,’ a neighbour told Daily Mail Australia.

The woman's family quickly left the court on Monday, but she did not appear

A man who has lived next door to the family for 16 years told Daily Mail Australia that the Samoan family have lived in the neighbourhood for a long time.

He described the family as ‘really religious, really nice people.’

‘I can’t believe it. They’ve always been so nice and stopped for a chat. You always saw them around the neighbourhood.’

Extended family is important to the family, according to their neighbour, who explained that the older woman’s sister lives directly next door, in the adjoining property to their semi-detached home.

‘They were Seventh Day Adventists, I believe. You always saw them getting dressed up for church every single Saturday and going together as a family.

'The sisters and their husbands and their children.'

A neighbour who did not wish to be identified told Daily Mail Australia the family were 'very, very nice people' and said the aunty occasionally helped them garden

Court documents state the child was placed in the 2.4-metre deep drain on Tuesday - less than 24 hours after he was born at Blacktown Hospital.

'The accused makes full admissions to putting the baby down the drain knowing it may kill the baby,' court documents said.

A Westmead Children's Hospital spokeswoman said the boy is in a stable condition on Monday morning.

It's claimed that the little boy suffered bleeding on his brain after his ordeal, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The court heard the woman gave birth in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a 30-hour labour.

She is accused of leaving Blacktown Hospital that afternoon and catching a bus and a train to Quakers Hill to abandon her baby.

Neighbours were in complete disbelief that a person on their 'quiet, calm street' could posssibly have been involved in such a disturbing crime.

A neighbour told Daily Mail Australia that the matriarch of the family and her wheelchair-bound husband live next door with their daughter.

Their son, who recently moved out, was also seen around the house on Monday.

Their next door neighbour said that he was particularly close with the matriarch of the family, who is allegedly the accused woman's aunt.

‘She is such a lovely lady. (She) was very helpful in the neighbourhood. We went to the funeral of a neighbour together.’

‘She’d be devastated. She's a good woman.’

On Monday morning, members of the public yelled 'shame' at the accused's family members as they arrived to watch court proceedings.

The identity of the child's father is unknown. A decorative teddy bear outside the family home had the words 'Baby Girl' written on it

The neighbour says that, as well as having family living immediately next door, they were frequently visited by relatives.

‘They always had family around. Their relatives would bring around a couple of kids, who would have been about six or seven,' he said.

'I don’t think there were kids living permanently in the home.’

Although their son had recently moved out, he frequently returned to spend time with his family.

‘They have a grown up son and daughter. The son came back home often.

'He was a funny guy, he’d have a chat about cars. Really nice.’

Despite knowing the family relatively well, the neighbour said, 'I don't remember seeing a 30-year-old woman. I didn't see a pregnant woman.'

‘There were also a couple of guys in their twenties who I saw around quite often.’

He claimed the Samoan family had previously lived near Cabramatta.

Passersby outside court cried 'shame' as relatives crossed the street in Blacktown

The newborn baby was discovered by passing cyclists on Sunday, a day where temperatures surpassed 40 degrees celsius.

The woman will receive a medical assessment while behind bars, the court heard. Her case will be heard further at Penrith Court on Friday.

A member of the Samoan community who lives just minutes away from the family home says this ‘shocking’ incident goes against their culture.

A member of the Samoan community who lives just minutes away from the family home says this distressing incident goes against their culture.

‘I am shocked. I have been speaking with other Samoans in Quakers Hill and we just cannot believe it's one of our people.’

‘To do something like that is not in our culture. It’s not our way,' he explained.

'If you kill someone, in our culture, we believe something bad will happen to you, to your family, to your children…’

Workmen on Sunday lift the 200kg concrete cover to the drain where the baby boy was dumped

At the family's home on Monday morning, a male family member told Daily Mail Australia the past few days had been 'distressing' and joked about unleashing his hose on the media.

A decorative teddy bear outside the family home had the words 'Baby Girl' written on it.

A neighbour who did not wish to be identified told Daily Mail Australia the family were 'very, very nice people' and said the aunty occasionally helped them garden.

David Otte and his daughter Hayley, 18, heard the baby's cries coming from the drain and contacted police

The neighbour said one family member living at the home was 'very, very sick - he's in a wheelchair'.

Inspector David Lagats told Daily Mail Australia on Sunday night the 30-year-old mother was of Pacific Islander background.

It was reported earlier in the day that the baby was of Middle Eastern or Indian descent and police were looking for an Indian man in an orange shirt leaving the scene around the same time the baby was found crying in the drain.

Investigators said she had been identified through door knocking and checking medical records.

The mother was admitted to Blacktown Hospital on Sunday evening after she complained of a stomach ache whilst being questioned by police, according to Nine News.

David Otte and his 18-year-old daughter Hayley were two of the four cyclists who discovered the baby in a stormwater pit off the M7 at Quakers Hill.

They initially thought that the sounds were a kitten – but then Mr Otte realised that the cries were human.

'I've got two kids of my own so I know what a baby screaming sounds like,' he told The Sydney Morning Herald.

'It was so intense; you couldn't not tell it was a baby. We couldn't see it but we could hear it. It was distressed.'

The drain was covered by a concrete slab which weighed over 200kg and took six people to lift, including two police officers who had arrived at the scene.

They were then able to remove the baby boy, who was wrapped in a striped hospital blanket covered in dirt with the peg still attached to his cut umbilical cord.

It is believed the baby was dumped through a small gap at the top of the drain, underneath the concrete slab.

Police have indicated that a gap between the ground and the slab was large enough for the baby to fit through

Authorities are investigating the lead that the newborn boy was dropped from the height of 2.4m

'You go through life seeing things but you never ever imagine you'll see something like this', Mr Otte, who only cycles the route once a month, said.

BRING BABY HATCHES TO AUSTRALIA, SAYS SENATOR The abandonment of a the baby boy has sparked renewed calls for emergency hatches to be rolled out nationally. Germany and Canada are among countries that have baby hatches, mostly attached to hospitals, where parents can safely place unwanted babies, and trigger an alarm to alert staff. Labor Senator Helen Polley believes the idea has merit and has called for a national response. Baby abandonment is currently treated as a criminal offence, with parents liable for prosecution. Senator Polley wants baby safe havens established across the country in places such as fire stations, police stations and hospitals. 'Here, a parent could legally abandon a baby without fear of criminal prosecution,' she said. 'Let's make sure mothers and babies are provided (with)... the compassion of a modern society.' OTHER ABANDONED BABIES * 2013 baby left outside ambulance station in Rockhampton, Qld * 2013 baby, nicknamed Moses, left outside a family's home in Logan, Qld * 2011 baby Willow found dead in a Kingston park, Tasmania. * 2007 baby Catherine left outside Dandenong hospital, Victoria * 2007 baby Joan left on the doorstep of a Sydney church Advertisement

'That baby had no chance if we and the other people hadn't been there. Something made us find that baby today.

'I'm glad we got there to save him. He was very loud and he wanted to get out.'

The boy was lifted out of the drain by Senior-Constable Mark McAlister who climbed in with another officer to retrieve him.

'How could someone do it? I, myself, have kids and we're expecting a baby in a few more months so it's not good that someone's going through this and has done this to a little one,' he said.

The incident has left Quakers Hill residents in shock .

Graham Bridges, 44, walked the bike track regularly and said it was usually very popular with riders on a Sunday morning.

He said he saw police gathered on the path as he walked back home.

'As I walked passed them, the police asked me if I had seen an Indian looking man around in an orange shirt,' Mr Bridges said.

'Usually I walk that way but I used a different path today... because our dog likes chasing after the bikes.

'It was hot... the baby may not have survived an hour [later]. I'm glad it ended well and that the baby's alive.'

There were fears that the baby may have suffered internal injuries after being dumped in the drain.

At a press conference earlier on Sunday, police said that he had no signs of outward injuries but he was malnourished.

'We all thought the worst but the baby was still alive,' Inspector David Lagats, who was at the scene during the rescue, said.

'Once we found out how far the drop was, we were concerned about the baby's welfare but it was wrapped up pretty well.

'It's a horrific incident ... but with all the team work from the bystanders too, it was a good result and hopefully the child will survive.'

'It was so intense; you couldn't not tell it was a baby. We couldn't see it but we could hear it. It was distressed,' Mr Otte said

Inspector David Lagats attended the scene and said on Sunday the baby was malnourished, but appeared to have received medical assistance

Inspector Lagats said the baby boy had no other obvious signs of injury and was taken to Westmead Children's Hospital in a serious but stable condition for further tests

With the mercury hitting 40 degrees in the area on Sunday, he added that it was lucky that the baby was found quickly.

'The child was already undernourished and dehydration would have taken effect, so we held grave fears for the child's welfare if he was exposed to this weather,' he said.

'Often, when this sort of thing happens, people are in a place of desperation.'

Department of Family and Community Services' Lisa Charet said on Sunday such an incident was rare but 'it does happen' and that the mother must have been desperate if she was the person to commit the act.