Shocked police found Jennifer Berry's newborn daughter with the umbilical cord still attached outside her boyfriend's apartment.
They raced to the scene in New York, US, after an emergency call reporting a tot falling from a window.
The baby died of blunt force injuries, according to chief medical examiner Dr Barbara Sampson.
The death has been ruled a murder and now Berry has been arrested.
She claimed she had given birth in the shower and the baby had not been breathing, sources revealed.
One witness said: "The baby looked like it was new, it was on the floor covered in blood.
"It was terrible. It hurt my heart."
The 33-year-old's boyfriend Giovanni Johnson told police he was in another room when the baby was born and when it plunged from the window.
He told investigators he had no idea his girlfriend had given birth – or that she was pregnant at all.
Johnson, 28, also told reporters: "I didn't know. I didn't know any of this. I've been cleared of all charges."
It is unclear how much time there was between the baby's birth and her fall from the window.
Berry is now being held in police custody.Follow Me On Twitter & Instagram: @effiongeton
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