By MASAYUKI SHIRAISHI/ Staff Writer
December 8, 2019 at 18:50 JST
Takeshi Hasuda, deputy director of Jikei Hospital, holds a news conference in Kumamoto on Dec. 7 about the hospital’s initiative to accept pregnant women giving birth confidentially. (Masayuki Shiraishi)
KUMAMOTO--A hospital known for its drop box system to save unwanted babies here is now accepting pregnant women and allowing them to give birth with full confidentiality, revealing their identities only to a hospital representative. [Read More]
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