Police will question the woman, who was believed to have hidden her newborn baby in a toilet's water tank, after she has fully recovered.

Kemaman district police chief Supt Abdullah Sani Salat said doctors at the Kemaman District Hospital, where the 23-year-old book shop assistant was admitted, had advised the police to wait until she had fully recovered to question her.

The woman and baby, who was also sent to the same hospital, were reported in stable condition, he told Bernama when met at a function between the Kemaman police and Kemaman member of parliament Ahmad Shabery Cheek at Bukit Mentok, Kemaman today.

Abdullah said the woman's family had been informed of the incident.

In yesterday's incident, the woman was believed to have hidden her baby after giving birth to him.

The baby was found about 3am when the woman's hostel mate went into the toilet and then heard cries from the tank.

- Bernama