Newborn boy left in baby box in Prague’s Hloubětín

A newborn boy was placed in a babybox at a clinic in Prague’s Hloubětín on Thursday morning. The founder of the Czech babybox system, Ludvík Hess, said that the little boy had been given the name Vladislav. It is the fifth child this year to be abandoned in this manner. Since the system was introduced a number of years ago, 51 children, unwanted by their parents, have been saved through babyboxes. There are currently 70 such facilities found across the Czech Republic.

Author: Ruth Fraňková