Abandoning newborn babies on the rise

Five babies were abandoned during the first five months of 2018. That is what they reveal at the Naonatology Clinic in Pristina. It is also known that the most suitable places for abandoning babies remain in hospital facilities. Director Jevdet Goynovci's duty to Neonatology Clinic has explained [...]
Director-in-law at Neonatology Clinic Gevdet Goynovci has explained cases of infant abandon.
He stressed that the Neonatology Clinic provides 28 days for abandoned babies, who then come under the care of the Ministry of Labour and Social Management.
And the leader of U In Kosovo, Visare Mujko Mujani has raised her concerns over unwanted pregnancies, broadcast Tribuna Channel.
Klevis Vaferi, programme manager at the network of child protection organisations (KOMF), says financial support is needed for abandoned children and also for housing.
For Edona Hajrullahu by the ombudsman institution, abandoning children remains one of the most sensitive and important issues.
Otherwise, in the first six months of last year, the Ministry of Social Health had announced six babies have been abandoned.
While education and health promotion, information on reproductive health in particular, as well as access to contraception, remains some of the steps the state needs to take in avoiding infant dropout.











