CRC/C/ROM/CO/4 page 8 31. The Committee recommends that the State party intensifies efforts to address the underlying causes of child and infant mortality and malnutrition, including those associated with poor access to health care services, poverty and lower levels of education among Roma families and families living in rural areas. The Committee, in particular, encourages the State party to place more emphasis on pre-natal and post-natal services, with special attention paid to deprived communities, and to develop training programmes in parenting skills, stressing the positive effects of breastfeeding, nutritious diet for mother and child, as well as proper hygiene, on early childhood development and survival. Respect for the views of the child 32. The Committee notes that the principle of the respect for the views of the child is incorporated in the legislation of the State party, notably in article 6(h) of Law 272/2004 on the protection and promotion of children’s rights, and welcomes various initiatives, including the opportunity given to children’s representatives to present problems and concrete solutions before the Parliament of Romania on the occasion of 1 June 2006, and various NGO activities, including Youth Parliaments, Local Councils, Pupils’ Ombudsmen, etc. 33. The Committee, however, is concerned that the views of the child are sometimes not solicited or taken into account in various settings, including in judiciary hearings of cases concerning children, in matters concerning school administration and classroom education, and in public debates. The Committee further notes that there are no specific provisions in criminal law and procedure for the hearing of child victims of crime, including sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. 34. The Committee reiterates previous recommendations that, in accordance with article 12 of the Convention, the State party incorporate, facilitate and implement, in practice, within the family, schools, and the community as well as in institutions and in administrative and judicial proceedings, the principle of respect for the views of the child. Furthermore, the Committee draws the attention of the State party to the recommendations adopted on the Committee’s day of general discussion on the right of the child to be heard, held on 15 September 2006. 3. Civil rights and freedoms (arts. 7, 8, 13-17 and 37(a) of the Convention) Birth registration 35. The Committee is concerned at the extent of non-registration of births, which disproportionately affects the children of Roma origin, street children, new born children abandoned in hospitals, and children born in the home and other settings. The Committee, while noting significant efforts to address the non-registration of children, including those placed in special protection, through periodic inspection of facilities, notes the rise in recent years of undocumented children. The Committee is in particular concerned that despite legislation requiring the registration of children within 30 days from ascertaining their abandonment, a very high proportion of abandoned children leave maternity hospitals without a birth certificate. The Committee is further concerned at the unduly long procedure of late registration of births,