Regulatory void complicates child adoption process in Nepal

While international adoptions have been banned over child trafficking and abuse concerns, domestic adoptions are also not easy.

Forty-year-old Anistha Shrestha, whose real name has been changed to protect her privacy, had been trying to have a baby for nearly a decade. Following the death of her first newborn in 2011, only 45 days after birth, and another miscarriage some 4 years later, she had all but given up hope. She was suicidal after her losses.