Japan’s only ‘baby hatch’ offers mums a safe and anonymous place to give up newborns | South China Morning Post

For 15 years, a hospital in southern Japan has been the only place in the country where a child can be anonymously and safely abandoned. Jikei hospital in the Kumamoto region also offers a 24-hour pregnancy support hotline and Japan’s only “confidential birth” programme. Expectant mums are offered health checks and …

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