A newly-installed baby box in Russia’s south has received its first-ever “parcel” – a newborn girl. The service was introduced for the first time in Russia in early November at several hospitals in the Krasnodar Region. Such “baby boxes” (also dubbed “cradles of hope”) can be used by mothers who decide to abandon their newborns. [...]
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November 29, 2011
November 29, 2011
Russia’s first new born found in box for unwanted babies
A child has been left in an anonymous baby box for the first time since its introduction in Russia, Head of the Krasnodar Health Department Elena Redko said on Tuesday. Administration of south Russia’s Krasnodar Territory purchased five so-called baby boxes in the beginning of November for mothers to anonymously drop off unwanted newborns. The [...]
November 29, 2011
November 1, 2011
3 Russian Newborns Vie for 7 Billionth Baby Title
3 Russian Newborns Vie for 7 Billionth Baby Title By Lukas I. Alpert The St. Petersburg Times Published: November 2, 2011 (Issue # 1681) BULLIT MARQUEZ / AP Danica Camacho, a contender for the 7 billionth birth, being held by her mother at a hospital Monday in Manila, Philippines. MOSCOW — The global population officially topped [...]
October 26, 2011
Newborn Child Pulled From Turkish Rubble
Newborn Child Pulled From Turkish Rubble The Associated Press Published: October 26, 2011 (Issue # 1680) AP A two-week-old baby girl is rescued from the collapsed building where she was trapped with her mother for 48 hours. ERCIS, Turkey — A two-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were pulled alive from the rubble of [...]
October 18, 2011
Russia to toughen requirements for adoptive parents
A bill that would require prospective adoptive and foster parents to undergo special psychological training has passed Russia’s State Duma in a first reading. First Deputy Speaker Oleg Morozov said the bill is needed because adoptive parents are often not psychologically ready to create good conditions for a child. The bill amends several provisions of [...]