(DING HAITAO)

The first baby drop-off in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, located near Xi'an Children Welfare Center is recently opened in Xi'an.

The haven received an abandoned infant on December 4. Setting up baby hatches has been a hotly debated topic in China as many believe the "baby haven" may reduce the sense of parental guilt and encourage such acts. But without such services, parents may resort to concealing newborns in places that leave them difficult to find, causing the deaths of many unwanted babies.