Safe haven baby boxes woodburn indiana.
Safe haven baby box.
Safe haven baby boxes also has a 24 hour hotline 1 866 99baby1 that women in need can call.
Saving babies one box at a time.
Safe haven laws protect babies and the person relinquishing them.
This law was expanded in 2018 authorizing the use of baby boxes a baby box is a safety incubator where a baby can be placed and then receive immediate care without any interaction between the person placing the baby and the person who begins caring for the baby.
These are boxes under indiana s safe haven law that allow a mother in crisis to anonymously and safely surrender her unharmed unwanted newborn.
That is safe haven in a nutshell.
Eight babies have been surrendered inside safe haven baby boxes since the first was installed in 2016.
A baby box is a safety device provided for under state s safe haven law and legally permits a mother in crisis to safely securely and anonymously surrender if she is unable to care for her.