Welcome to the VL
Welcome to the VL
Foundlings are not a new, but fortunately a very rare phenomenon.
Sometimes newborns are left in an unsafe place
so that they rarely
survive.
The foundling hatch is there to give a distraught mother the opportunity
to give her
child anonymously
a warm and safe
place.
Following the example of many other countries, in 2000 the VZW Mothers for Mothers
established the
first foundlings section
in Belgium.
It is located in the
Helmstraat 93, 2140 Borgerhout, Antwerpen
The foundling hatch has its own phone number that is 24/7
reachable:
0478 / 81 31 28
This way the
mom can contact us anonymously
for a chat or for helpful advice and assistance.