Do babies matter in South Africa?” This is the big question being asked by child protection organisations and advocates as there are increasing incidents of child abandonment, child abuse, child neglect, and child murder. “During the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children in November 2017, an intensive campaign, called #BabiesMatter, which was run by veteran child protection activist, Luke Lamprecht, came to the rather depressing conclusion that not all babies actually matter…” the National Adoption Coalition of South Africa (Nacsa) said in media statement.