Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May
KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. The hatch, which the hospital calls ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), will enable parents who cannot care for infants to anonymously drop them off, and will start operating in mid-May.
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- 2007/5/01 00:00:00
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