Kosovo Baby Abandonion Cases Raised

The data from the Neonatology Clinic of the country's Clinical and University Centre shows that cases of abandoned babies are increasing. In January alone, three babies were abandoned, since last year there were a total of 32 abandoned babies who ended up in the sheltering families.

There is a loud cry of babies in the hall. They came to life just a few weeks ago and were just born abandoned by their biological mothers and left at the Neonatology Clinic in the country's main hospital center.

In these areas, their voices answer not to those who were given life but to the clinic staff.

Neonatology Clinic Director Luan Morina tells Radio Kosovo about caring for abandoned babies. We have two babies left without parental care”, says Morina.

By the beginning of this year, there were three cases in which babies were abandoned. A baby's “was sent to a foster family through mediation with the municipality's Social Work Centre”, he explains.

As the most frequent reason for abandoning babies from biological parents, especially mothers, doctors cite extramarital children, poverty, or other grave social circumstances, parental neglect, and in some cases domestic violence.

But not only these are doctors ' babies being abandoned because of inborn abnormalities or incurable diseases.

In this situation, there are two addresses of housing and care - foster families or caring families.

Social Health Director in the Pristina municipality Adelina Sahiti says that currently in the capital there are only three households, while needs are much greater.

“Nevojas are too big for families of shelter in the capital, because we have children from the Pristina municipality staying in other municipalities”, Sahiti says, adding that: our “intention is to complete this cycle by having at least six families in the capital”.

Fata Rexhepi, from the Association for Parents' Careless Children, explains the care practices required to be followed in these types of foster families, writes RTK.

A potential housing family, besides will, must be above the age of 25, have action skills, not be prosecuted, have adequate housing space, and be in good mental and physical condition. ”

A total of 32 babies have been abandoned last year, according to Neonatology Clinic data. Of them, 12 children have been accommodated through social work centres, 19 have been reunited with their biological families, since seven others previously abandoned were adopted.