Proponents of the system say that the `` baby safety islands '' , as they are officially known in China , significantly reduce the mortality rates of abandoned babies , providing a safe , warm environment with immediate care and improving on the wretched conditions that infants are often left in . China 's `` baby hatches '' provide a safe environment for people to anonymously abandon infants . Comment: Some critics see hatches as band-aid to overall problems with China 's welfare laws .
China 's `` baby hatches '' provide a safe environment for people to anonymously abandon infants . Comment: Some critics see hatches as band-aid to overall problems with China 's welfare laws .