Child abandonment is when a person leaves an infant or child alone and without care and/or with the intent of permanently giving up care and custody of the infant or child. A few of these babies are saved by other caring adults. The other babies die of illness, injury, hunger, thirst, heat or cold.
What could they have possibly said to deserve to die they way they did?!
We do not clearly understand why some mothers abandon their baby, but feelings of denial and economic issues are thought to play a large part in the problem. The senseless deaths that occur when babies are abandoned need never happen. Alternatives are available for mothers who find themselves pregnant and unable to care for their baby. If you know someone who is pregnant and may need help, there are ways that you can help.
If you know of someone that needs help-offer help. Don't assume someone else is going to help them. Remember, it is more blessed to give than to receive-and you may be the only person they can turn to. Don't become a door mat, but if they are willing to try to get the help they need, a ride to get groceries or to the doctor will make a big difference.
Remember, stress builds up around the holidays and cases of baby and child abuse and death increase. What can you do? Contact your local care crisis center or a local social worker to obtain information about emergency baby or infant care options when a birth mother is just too stressed to care for her baby and wants to place now.
Provide time out-ask for help from your family or friends. Many women with these feelings are isolated and suffering from depression. If they crack, the baby may be the one who is hurt-sometimes fatally.
You can help save every baby by offering the support someone in trouble may need. If you are pregnant, know that you are not alone
So Get help !!!
Azahairi Abd Aziz ©
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