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abandoned babies

Baby savers save lives amid rise in infant abandonment in SA

South Africa

Baby savers save lives amid rise in infant abandonment in SA

By Kristin Engel

Researchers probe why so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and velds in SA

South Africa

Researchers probe why so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and velds in SA

By Bhekisisa team

Baby saver ban: geared for child ‘protection’ or spiralling out of control by increasing infant deaths?

South Africa

Baby saver ban: geared for child ‘protection’ or spiralling out of control by increasing infant deaths?

By Robyn Wolfson Vorster

Closure of baby savers in Gauteng will lead to more unsafe abandonments and deaths — experts

Maverick Citizen

Closure of baby savers in Gauteng will lead to more unsafe abandonments and deaths — experts

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Call to legalise baby boxes: 'Even if one mother puts her baby in a saver, that is one life saved'

South Africa

Call to legalise baby boxes: 'Even if one mother puts her baby in a saver, that is one life saved'

By Karabo Mafolo