Save abandoned babies, help mothers-in-crisis, Sarawak NGO says

Too often, the struggles of these young mothers are unseen and their cries for help often go unheard. As a result, with no one to help and no where to turn to, their usual course of action is to abandon their babies. Photo: Freepik

In Sarawak, the issue of abandoned babies is more serious than many realise.

The state has the second highest number of teen pregnancies in Malaysia at 9.1%, according to Sarawak’s Women, Early Childhood, and Community Well-Being Development Ministry (Dec 2023), and a total of 52 dumping cases involving babies or fetuses were recorded between Jan 2016 and Aug 2023, with four in 2023 (as at Oct 2023).