Local medics stated that the baby girl must have been around a day old or less. It was reported that in Malaysia, a country notorious for baby dumping — a baby is dumped in the country every three days, with the majority found dead. Just a few months ago, in Pahang, an east coast state in Malaysia, a cleaning lady at a bus terminal found that one of the toilets was clogged with water mixed with blood. She initially thought that it was because of irresponsible people throwing sanitary pads into the toilet.
However, after a closer look, a distinct umbilical cord could be seen stuffed in the toilet. The authorities then confirmed that it was unfortunately the body of a new-born baby. Cases like these are common in Malaysia and are reported frequently in the news. She added that out of all those cases, 64 percent of the babies dumped were found dead. Other than that, 95 of the reported cases were for babies dumped in rubbish bins, while babies were dumped in toilets. Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail noted that among the causes of baby dumping were unwanted pregnancies and teenage pregnancies.
Media reports stated that 18, teenage girls get pregnant in Malaysia each year, and the vast majority of the pregnancies are unplanned. The termination of a pregnancy is generally only permitted if a medical practitioner deems that continuing the pregnancy poses a danger to the mother's life. Other than the relevant terms, abortion is considered illegal. Therefore, most pregnant girls are stuck between raising a child with no support or having an illegal abortion that might be harmful to their health.
Parents need to be more proactive and aware of the issue of baby dumping and sexual activity among teenagers. Be open and approachable to your child-ren, even when it comes to questions about sex, conception and intimacy. A better support system has to be provided for pregnant teens and single mothers by both the authorities and the community.
While education on safe sex remains the mainstay of approach to this issue, contraception should be made available and provided without any judgement. An age-appropriate and comprehensive sexual education needs to be properly outlined and introduced in schools nationwide. Comprehensive sex education has been proven to delay initiation of sexual intercourse and decrease risky sexual behaviour. Related laws have to be scrutinised so as not to discriminate and perpetuate stigma against unwed pregnant teens and single mothers, and to facilitate the implementation of these proposals.
Real solutions targeting the root causes of baby dumping need to be implemented, and all parties — from parents and teachers to non-governmental organisations NGOs and the Government — need to treat the problem with more urgency and play their roles more effectively.
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The child was born with a cleft lip, extra fingers and toes, and mental retardation. Causes of Baby Dumping One of the causes of baby dumping is teenagers are lack of sex education. Most of the parents failed to inject the knowledge of sex into the mind of their children when their children were small.
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They are giving less response to those questions and less clear explanation to their children. Parents are less giving a clear view about sex and always claim that their children are too small to know about sex.
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