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                  Rescued Chinese Newborn in Stable Condition

   by VOA News

   China's state-run media reports that a newborn baby boy who was rescued
   from a sewage pipe in a Chinese apartment building is recovering and in
   stable condition.
   A preliminary medical examination showed the baby was healthy apart
   from scratches on his head, arms and legs.
   Chinese state-run news reported a 22-year-old woman who initially
   alerted authorities that the baby was trapped in the sewer has admitted
   to being the mother.  The report said the unnamed woman said she could
   not afford an abortion and secretly delivered the child on Saturday
   afternoon in the toilet.
   Authorities have come to call the child 'Baby 59' after the incubator
   number where he is recuperating.
   There are frequent reports in Chinese media of babies being abandoned,
   often shortly after birth, a problem attributed to factors such as
   young mothers unaware they were pregnant, the birth of an unwanted girl
   in a society which puts greater value on boys, or China's strict family
   planning rules.
   Chinese families traditionally have a preference for sons, but babies
   born out of wedlock are sometimes abandoned because of social and
   financial pressures.
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References

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