Neonaticide
Videos
Neonaticide is the deliberate act of a parent murdering their own child during the first 24 hours of life. As a noun, the word "neonaticide" may also refer to anyone who practices or who has practiced
A roadside sign in rural Sichuan: "It is forbidden to discriminate against, abuse or abandon baby girls."
Baby hatch
Videos
A baby hatch or baby box is a place where people can leave babies, usually newborn, anonymously in a safe place to be found and cared for. This was common from the Middle Ages to the 18th and 19th cen
Neonaticide
…18th and 19th centuries, a "foundling wheel" system was used where mothers could leave infants anonymously to be found and cared for. In modern times, baby hatch systems have been introduced in hospitals and other areas to allow mothers to leave children. The hatches are usually in hospitals, social centres, or…
Baby hatch in Germany
Baby hatch called "BabyBox" in the Czech Republic
Baby hatch in Poland. The label OKNO ŻYCIA means 'Window of Life'
Foundling wheel at the Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Rome