While I lived in Prague, this type of article appeared in the press frequently. Although at first glance this perhaps seems shameful, it is saving Newborns Lives in the Czech Republic instead of someone abandoning an infant somewhere else and having him/her die. It is an interesting perspective on this society problem and I think an advant-garde approach to saving lives.
A newborn baby boy placed in a "babybox" hatch in the hospital in Mlada Boleslav, central Bohemia, on Sunday has been the 50th baby saved this way since 2005 when the first hatch was installed in the Czech Republic. The first babybox in the Czech Republic was installed in Prague in 2005. Since then another 43 have been gradually established in the country, and more are planned. Prague has the highest number of these incubator boxes.
A babybox or baby hatch is an incubator in which as woman may anonymously leave her unwanted newborn baby without threatening the baby's life or health. Such an act is legal under Czech law and the mother in need does not face any punishment for it.
Health care personnel in the respective hospital receives a signal from the "full" box and can look after the baby immediately.
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