Baby girl abandoned shortly after birth

A baby girl was left in one of Prague’s baby boxes late on Saturday. Doctors said the baby was just several hours old and the mother appeared to have given birth unattended. There was no accompanying letter or documents of any kind. The baby girl is the tenth child to have been left in a baby box since they were established two and a half years ago. This is the second case of an abandoned new-born child this week. On Thursday a homeless man found a new-born baby boy in a garbage can. He was rushed to hospital with a head injury and severe hypothermia but doctors are now hopeful he will pull through. There are five baby boxes currently operating in the Czech Republic and three more are to be set up next year.