Born to be murdered
29 April 2016 - 02:17
Nearly 20 out of 100000 newborn babies in South Africa are killed, according to a new study.The study found that a baby was most likely to be killed in the first 24 hours after birth. Most of the babies were less than a week old, and the leading cause of death was abandonment.According to StatsSA, more than a million babies are born in South Africa each year.
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