'Safe Haven Baby Boxes,' installed at fire stations and hospitals, allow mothers to anonymously and safely surrender their newborns while giving medical personnel a better way of caring for the infant.
Incorporated after learning she was abandoned as an infant and after seeing a “baby box” in operation at a church, in Cape Town, South Africa.
A baby box is a safety device provided under the Safe Haven Law. It legally permits a mother in crisis to safely, securely, and anonymously surrender if they are unable to care for their newborn. The goal of the boxes is to take out the face-to-face interaction of the surrender and protect the mother from being seen.
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