Alleged baby killing Qld mum refused bail

A Gold Coast mother charged with murder after the death of her newborn son has been refused bail, despite a court hearing her trial is unlikely to take place until late 2017.

Jodie Renee Tarnawskyj, 37, has been in custody since October 2014 facing one count of murder over the death of her baby boy in June of that year.

She faced a bail hearing in Brisbane's Supreme Court on Wednesday during which her application was refused by Justice Martin Burns, who deemed her a flight risk.

The crown alleges Tarnawskyj deliberately concealed her pregnancy and formed a premeditated intention to kill the child after delivering it.

Ambulance officers found the infant's body on a washing machine after Tarnawskyj called them 17 hours after giving birth.

In his submissions, Tarnawskyj's legal representative, John Allen QC, argued the fact she eventually sought assistance was inconsistent with consciousness of guilt.

But the court heard prosecutors would claim she intended to cause the baby's death by either choking, suffocating or deliberating neglecting him.

While he rejected the application, Justice Burns noted a forensic pathologist's view there were "no positive signs" of suffocation or strangulation and the child's cause of death was "unascertained".

He also acknowledged concerns the woman could taint evidence of proposed prosecution witnesses ahead of the trial if released.

Before announcing his decision, Justice Burns noted there was a possibility she could eventually be convicted of manslaughter and found to have already spent enough time in custody if bail was refused.

Any trial would also be unlikely to happen before late 2017, he reasoned.

The court also heard Tarnawskyj's mother had offered to supply a $50,000 surety and fly to Queensland regularly to support her daughter if the application was successful.