we have this from kuala lumpur. >> in many ways, this baby was one of the lucky ones. he was left in of the be hatch. women who do not want to keep their babies now have an option -- this. the baby hatch. all the woman has to do is place the baby in here. an alarm is triggered. and the caretaker will come and retrieved the baby. and the mother's identity never has to be now. this is radical for a muslim, and the majority -- muslim- majority country. the government is so worried about the rising number of abandoned babies that it ran this advertisement on national tv. it asked the public to call a hotline if it came across an abandoned baby. here on the head of coulomb part is with the few faces -- kuala lumpur is one of the face is pregnant women who are unmarried can turn to. women come to stay at the shelter and other babies are born. these women asked us not to identify them. this woman is 18 and recently gave birth to a baby girl. her father thinks she is away studying. this woman is in her late 20s's. she is engaged with a steady job, but she still feels unable to

here on the age of kuala lumpur is one of the few places on married pregnant women can turn to. having a child out of wedlock is seen as deeply shameful. abortions are not readily available. so women come here and tell their babies are born. these women asked us not to identify them. this woman is 18 and recently gave birth to a baby girl. her father thinks she is away studying. this woman is in her late 20s's. she is engaged with a steady job, but she still feels unable to keep her child. >> even know i'm getting married soon, my religion tells me this is wrong. if the baby were born out of wedlock, he would carry shame for the rest of his life. >> the shelter was opened by this man and his wife. he says are refuge like this is there to save lives, but it does not tackle the underlying problem of unwanted pregnancies. >> we started reporting years ago. -- would stop reporting years ago. now we have 70 pregnant women under our care. >> most of these women will give up their babies for adoption. in this country, unwed mothers still feel they have little choice. bbc news. >> women