"Baby hatch" in Japan accepted 125 babies over 9 yrs since launch

"Baby hatch" in Japan accepted 125 babies over 9 yrs since launch

A door of the controversial "baby hatch" that was set up in 2007 at Jikei Hospital in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto is seen in this photo taken on March 7, 2017. The baby hatch that enables parents to leave infants anonymously received a total of 125 babies over the nine years through March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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