Baby-dumping is turning to be one of the biggest dilemmas in Malaysia today. What’s even more alarming is that it’s turning to be a habit among women – they discard their babies like discarding plastic forks after a meal.
Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) is responsible for dealing with domestic waste, the mess that that ends up in our pipes and treatment plants. They recently stressed that they’ve been finding dead foetuses in its treatment plants, some with umbilical cords attached. There is an average of five such finds a year.
IWK Communications head, Azzatullina Pawanchik said “They are usually found in a decayed state and sometimes, without limbs”.
IWK workers come across dumped foetuses while investigating clogged pipes in several areas. She said 20,000 cases of clogged sewer pipes were reported last year, adding that IWK had to spend RM16mil to clear them and another RM8mil to remove the tones of rubbish from sewage plant treatments. (Source)
The spike of baby-dumping incidences began in 2010 and the numbers seem to be increasing more and more due to the lack of knowledge about reproductive health. (Source)
Last week, firefighters in China reportedly rescued a baby that was stuck in a toilet pipe. The baby was alive and is undergoing treatment. The mother, claimed that she didn’t dump the baby deliberately but she was sorry.