IN - Newborn surrendered to Safe Haven Baby Box, Monroe Fire Protection District, Apr 2023

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A newborn was safely surrendered to a Safe Haven Baby Box in Indiana that was installed less than four months ago.

This makes it the fourth baby in Indiana to have been placed in a Safe Haven Baby Box this year. It was surrendered last week at Monroe Fire Protection District.

“I am so thankful this parent chose a safe option for their child. We may never know the reason they used this baby box, but we do know how much they loved their infant,” founder Monica Kelsey said.

The Baby Box has heating and cooling elements to provide comfort for the infant, along with silent alarms to notify first responders.

The newborn is attended to within five minutes, medically evaluated at the hospital and adopted within 30 to 45 days.

According to the organization, a total of six infants have been surrendered so far in 2023, and a total of 28 have been surrendered since the inception of Safe Haven Baby Boxes in 2017.

“Women in crisis are trusting the organization that removes shame from a complicated decision to lovingly surrender an infant,” Safe Haven Baby Boxes said in a news release.
*I’m happy this new mom made a wonderful heartbreaking decision.
 
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I'm glad these exist to help prevent the bad end that we see all too often here in this forum. I know how heartbreaking a decision it must be for a parent and I even understand how the total anonymity of never even having to interact with another person is an important part in the effectives of the service but when I see the actual boxes my first thought is still the absurdity of donation boxes made for putting babies in.
 
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Excellent news.
We're gonna need more...
 
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