The baby had reportedly been left in a makeshift grave near the factory in the town of Paddock, in KwaZulu-Natal Province, eastern South Africa.
Her colleagues found the Baby boy under some sand and timber she had taken from the factory.
The 25 year old mother, from the town of Izingolweni in KwaZulu-Natal’s Ugu District, acknowledged to police what she had done.
Captain Gerald Mfeka said: “They combed and found him hidden underneath some timber, covered in sand.
“On hearing the tumult, the mother confessed that the child was hers. Her explanation was that she was afraid of her parents.
“This was her second child, the elder one being four years old, and she felt her parents would not support of another baby.”
The baby was placed in an intensive care unit at the nearby Port Shepstone Regional Hospital.
His mother was reportedly also taken there, though the reason was not clear why.
She was discharged from the hospital and it was not disclosed what charges she faces or whether she will be reunited with her baby.
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