‘Every child needs a family’

Some 61% of babies saved by the OrphanCare Foundation have been adopted legally, while 36% were taken back by their mothers. However, illegal adoption still happens because many couples are unaware of the proper procedures.

Tearful tales of babies left at ‘hatches’

JOHOR BARU: A total of 45 babies were rescued through OrphanCare Foundation facilities nationwide between March and December last year during the movement control order.

Society adds to the problem

A letter from CHAI SEN TYNG, Seri Kembangan.

Baby dumping: Health Ministry should set up baby hatches at all its hospitals

Nine babies dumped every month

Between January and June this year, 53 babies were abandoned, with Selangor having the most cases. Some suggest that more baby hatches be set up, while the government says it will review current moves to tackle baby dumping more effectively.

Pregnant, shunned and nowhere to turn to

Society is urged to help and guide those who are in similar situations and try not to judge them.

More baby hatches should be set up nationwide, says NGO

Since 2010, OrphanCare’s baby hatches have saved a total of 420 babies, with 252 being adopted, while 155 were parented by their birth mothers. The remaining 13 were referred to the Social Welfare Department.

NGO defends baby hatches

IPOH: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has come to the defence of baby hatches, saying that the facility helps save the lives of newborns who would otherwise be left to die in dangerous surroundings.

Baby hatches help to prevent babies being abandoned in unsafe places, says NGO

IPOH: Baby hatches are set up in order to reduce the number of babies abandoned at unsafe places, says an expert from a non-governmental organisation after a Perak government official said too many hatches encouraged the abandonment of babies.

Baby dumping a serious social concern in Malaysia

This issue requires its root causes to be tackled, rather than just the symptoms of the problem.