1,300 Dead Newborns in Freezer in Vietnam: Police Reveal 'Charity Work'

Jenny Barry May 31, 2021 | 07:35

Hanoi City police in Vietnam have launched an investigation into some 1,300 dead newborns (or dead babies) found in a rented house in Ha Dong District. Vietnamese police, however, revealed that it is a voluntary charity work.

Vietnam Police Probe 1,300 Dead Newborns in Freezer - Picture: Vietnam News

The district police in Hadong, Vietnam on Saturday said they had found such corpses during their search at the rented house after receiving some reports from local residents, Vietnam Media report.

Earlier, locals had reported to police that a group of five or six young people often brought in the house dead newborns/dead babies and then kept them in a freezer.

Investigators have interrogated the group and initial investigation results showed that no criminal sign has been found in this case.

These young people often collect dead newborns abandoned at private clinics and hospitals in Hanoi for burial as a voluntary charity work, police said.

1,300 Dead Newborns in Freezer in Vietnam: Police Reveal 'Charity Work'

Through an investigation into some 1,300 dead newborns/dead babies found in a rented house in the district, police revealed a group of young people have collected dead newborns abandoned at private clinics and hospitals in Hanoi for burial as a voluntary charity work.

Ha Dong District Police in Vietnam are continuing investigation to make clear the case.

These volunteers explained that they temporarily stored the dead babies in the freezer before transporting them to some cemeteries that are far from the inner city.

Vietnamese Police, however, said they are considering some issues relating to the group’s preservation of corpses.

If such collection and storage of dead newborns/dead babies is found causing any environmental problems, concerned agencies will handle the case, police said.

However, environment watchdog will jump into probe of these corpses make bad impact on environment.

Ha Dong District Policein Vietnam are continuing investigation to make clear the case.

What is Dead NewBorns and Infant Mortality?

Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. In addition to giving us key information about maternal and infant health, the infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society. In 2018, the infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.7 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Causes of Infant Mortality or Dead NewBorns

Over 21,000 infants died in the United States in 2018. The five leading causes of infant death in 2018 were:

-Birth defects.

-Preterm birth and low birth weight.

-Maternal pregnancy complications.

-Sudden infant death syndrome.

-Injuries

Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2000 aim to decrease child deaths worldwide by 2015:

Key facts

*Every year nearly 41% of all under-five child deaths are among newborn infants, babies in their first 28 days of life or the neonatal period.

*Three quarters of all newborn deaths occur in the first week of life.

*In developing countries nearly half of all mothers and newborns do not receive skilled care during and immediately after birth.

*Up to two thirds of newborn deaths can be prevented if known, effective health measures are provided at birth and during the first week of life.

*Of the 8.2 million under-five child deaths per year, about 3.3 million occur during the neonatal period —in the first four weeks of life.

*The majority - almost 3 million of these - die within one week and almost 2 million on their first day of life.

*An additional 3.3 million are stillborn.

*A child’s risk of death in the first four weeks of life is nearly 15 times greater than any other time before his or her first birthday.

*Virtually all (99%) newborn deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. It is especially in Africa and South Asia that the least progress in reducing neonatal deaths has been made.

*Almost 3 million of all the babies who die each year can be saved with low-tech, low-cost care.

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