NAIARC

These babies are often referred to as "discarded babies." The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (NAIARC) (2005) identified much larger populations, "border babies" and "abandoned infants." Border babies are infants left in the hospital beyond their discharge date and may be claimed by their parents.

The 13,000 infants abandoned in hospitals each year cost all states a total of about $30 million (NAIARC, 2005).