EDMONTON - An Edmonton judge has removed a publication ban on the identity of a four-month-old baby girl who died in foster care.

Delonna Sullivan's mother, Jamie Sullivan, says she went to court so she could tell the world what happened to her daughter.

"It was very, very important for me for people to see how happy and healthy my little girl was, you know, that she went from that to her being dead within six days after they took her," Sullivan said Thursday several hours after the court hearing.

Alberta law prohibits publishing the names of children and guardians in child protection cases.

But a lawyer representing the province did not oppose Sullivan's application.

The woman's lawyer, Larry McConnell, says the judge decided that naming the girl was a matter of public interest.

"It sets a good precedent for other mothers who find themselves in the same situation," McConnell said.

The infant died April 11 in an Edmonton hospital, six days after she was taken by the province and put in foster care.

McConnell has said social workers were in the home to seize three other children who belonged to the mother's roommate and decided to take the baby as well.

In sworn statements, the workers said they had concerns Sullivan was an alcoholic, was mentally unstable and the home was a health hazard, claims that Sullivan denies.

Sullivan said she wants to know what happened to her baby.

"Still nobody has told me anything about what happened to her, why she wasn't taken to a doctor when we demanded her to be."

On a supervised visit, Sullivan noted her baby had diarrhea and red marks on her face and was likely dehydrated. She asked the child be taken to hospital, but the foster caregiver decided to wait a few days to assess the symptoms.

Sullivan said she was not informed her baby was in hospital. She said she got a call about six hours after Delonna died.

McConnell said he's just learned that the autopsy has been done on Delonna's tiny body. If he and Sullivan want to see the autopsy report, they have to pay $55 for a copy.

He says Sullivan doesn't have the money for that.

"The trouble with these cases it's always the poor people who get picked on and it's very difficult for them to find a lawyer to do this," McConnell said.

McConnell says he plans to file a lawsuit against the province once he gets the autopsy results.