UPDATE 10:35PM JUNE 15: Helen Shearwood and her daughter Ivy have both been found safe and well.
Concern is growing after a mum and her two-year-old daughter, who has a chronic illness, have gone missing.
Police are appealing for the public's help to find Helen Shearwood who was last seen at her home address on Tuesday, 13 June.
Helen, 36, is believed to have left her home address in the Bidston area with her two-year-old daughter Ivy, who has a chronic illness and requires regular medication throughout the day.
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A police spokesperson said: "We are becoming increasingly concerned for their welfare and would appeal to Helen, or anyone who may have seen Helen and Ivy to contact us so we can ensure they are safe and well.
"If you see have seen Helen and her daughter please contact us via @MerPolCC on Twitter, ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook, or pass on any sightings of Ivy via the form: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/mp/v2/report-sighting-of-missing-person-form/ or any other information to @MerPolCC or 101."
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