Horrifying moment a newborn baby is found ALIVE after it was dumped in a black bin bag by the side of the road with its umbilical cord still attached

                     

Discovery: The tiny newborn baby was found alive inside a black plastic bin bag at the side of the road

A woman in a pink tracksuit is filmed putting on a pair of plastic cleaning gloves before ripping open the bag containing the infant.

Another lays out a piece of fabric for the baby to be placed on after it was carefully removed.

As the newborn is lifted, it become apparent that not only the umbilical cord, but also the placenta remain attached.

The women wrap the baby in the material alongside the placenta and carry it to safety.

It is not known where the video was shot, although it is believed to be in the Philippines. 

As the newborn is lifted, it become apparent that both the umbilical cord and the placenta remain attached

On Tuesday, the body of newborn was found inside a bin in Cape Town, South Africa, according to Eyewitness News. 

A police spokesman said the body was found by a council cleaner. 

In China, abandonment has been encouraged by the one-child policy and a traditional bias for sons, who support elderly parents and continue the family name, has led to the abandonment of girls. 

Every year, tens of thousands of parents across the world abandon one or more of their children.