AL - Second baby in a month surrendered in Safe Haven box in Madison

[imstilla.grandma]

A newborn girl was left in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Madison Fire Department Sunday, Jan.21, 2024.

A baby has been surrendered for the second time in a month at Madison Fire & Rescue’s Station No. 1.

The City of Madison announced the baby was taken to Madison Hospital by HEMSI for medical care.

The Department of Human Resources has also been notified.

The first newborn left in a Safe Haven Baby Box in Alabama came at the same station on Jan. 21, just 12 days after the baby box opened at that location

2nd baby left in Safe Haven box in North Alabama

Another child was left in January just 12 days after the baby box opened at that location.

www.al.com

 

[LaborDayRN]

A newborn girl was left in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Madison Fire Department Sunday, Jan.21, 2024.

A baby has been surrendered for the second time in a month at Madison Fire & Rescue’s Station No. 1.

The City of Madison announced the baby was taken to Madison Hospital by HEMSI for medical care.

The Department of Human Resources has also been notified.

The first newborn left in a Safe Haven Baby Box in Alabama came at the same station on Jan. 21, just 12 days after the baby box opened at that location

2nd baby left in Safe Haven box in North Alabama

Another child was left in January just 12 days after the baby box opened at that location.

www.al.com

So thankful that the baby is safe and that the mother made the decision to take the baby to the Safe Haven Baby Box.
I hope this wee one, and the previous baby that was placed in the box find loving homes.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*1st surrender only 12 days after installation. Wonder if there was a mom waiting for that special date giving her the grace to safely deliver her baby.

Safe Haven Baby Box used for first time in Alabama

The Safe Haven Baby Box in the state of Alabama was used for the first time on Monday afternoon.

www.waff.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Wisconsin News:
MARSHFIELD, Wis.(WAOW)-- Bonnie Potter and Kristin Glass have teamed up to create a 'Safe Haven Baby Box' in central Wisconsin. The box is used as a drop-off for new moms that may be feeling a bit unsure about motherhood.

The box allows people to safely, securely, and anonymously surrender their babies without any shame. There are no cameras outside of the box, but there is one inside.

After a mom or person assisting a parent has placed the baby inside the box sensors within the box will alert first responders.

The box is also being tied to a law called 'Safe Haven' also known as 'infant relinquishment

Two moms looking to save babies' lives with baby box

MARSHFIELD, Wis.(WAOW)-- Bonnie Potter and Kristin Glass have teamed up to create a 'Safe Haven Baby Box' in central Wisconsin. The box is used as a drop-off for new moms

www.waow.com

 

[Blurgle]

Love to see these boxes being used for their intended purpose, but I really, really don't like dropoffs being publicized with dates. This could result in violence against the mother.

Some mothers will use these to avoid being trapped by an abuser.

 

[investikater]

We need these all over the world
How do we get more out there?

 

[BrownRice]

Love to see these boxes being used for their intended purpose, but I really, really don't like dropoffs being publicized with dates. This could result in violence against the mother.

Some mothers will use these to avoid being trapped by an abuser.

That’s a great point I’ve never considered. Overall, I don’t like the publicity. I think it’s fine to say in this period of time, x number of babies have been deposited in the boxes. But leave it at that.

And god bless those ladies for surrendering their babies.

 

[BrownRice]

We need these all over the world
How do we get more out there?

If you really want to pursue this, start with your local fire department for their support and then with that go to local government. It may take fundraising efforts as well. But I’d think you would get community backing for this.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

In Crisis | Safe Haven

www.shbb.org

Safe Haven Baby Boxes installs 200th box in U.S.; more than six babies surrendered so far this year

In early February, Safe Haven Baby Boxes celebrated the 200th installation of a baby box, helping birth parents to keep their infants safe and keeping them anonymous. “That’s huge,” said Monica Kelsey, the organization’s executive director. Kelsey attended the “blessing” of the box, which was...

pregnancyhelpnews.com

 

[investikater]

Thank you @BrownRice @imstilla.grandma

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*also posted this week

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[IceIce9]

I am a huge supporter of Safe Haven baby boxes. Indiana has more Safe Haven boxes than any other state. The busiest baby box in the country is only 2 miles from my home.

More infants are left in this Indiana baby box than anywhere else in the country

Why has this Indiana baby box seen more infants dropped off than any other in the country?

www.indystar.com

Safe Haven now has 170 baby boxes in 12 states, 108 in Indiana. Carmel was its seventh baby box to be installed — in 2018 — and is the only one with more than two infants dropped off.

Carmel fire officials don’t know why the babies were abandoned or who adopts them, unless the family contacts them, which has happened with just one of babies.

A local family adopted the second baby and visited Station 345, hugging the firefighters and thanking them.

Moriarty said firefighters gave them a scrapbook with pictures of the baby and the crew and the birthday cake; they have other scrapbooks waiting if more families choose to visit and an open door policy

 

[IceIce9]

Firefighter adopts Safe Haven baby

In a heartwarming turn of events that sounds more like the plot of a feel-good movie than real life, a firefighter in the United States has adopted a newborn girl he discovered in a “Safe Haven Baby Box” in Florida. This firefighter chose to share his story publicly, hoping to reassure the biological mother that her child is loved and well-cared for.

This Firefighter Finds A Baby Girl In A Safe Haven Baby Box And Decides To Adopt Her

In a heartwarming turn of events that sounds more like the plot of a feel-good movie than real life, a firefighter in the United States

www.wecb.fm

 

[IceIce9]

I wish that Safe Haven baby boxes were available in all states!

From the above linked article:

The journey of this little girl, named Zoey by her new family, began on the night of January 2, 2023, in Ocala, Florida. The firefighter, who has chosen to remain anonymous, was on duty when he heard the alarm from the baby box around 2 AM. Initially skeptical, thinking it might be a false alarm, he was taken aback to find a baby girl, swaddled in a pink blanket, lying inside the box

 

[Blurgle]

The only issue I have is with the technical limitations of these specific boxes: can they be kept warm for long enough for someone to get to them on time? I live in a part of the world where -40° isn’t unheard of; even five minutes in those temperatures could kill a newborn.

 

[tlcya]

Safe Haven boxes work. We need more of them.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*Articles posted within the last 24 hours:

Decatur will become next Alabama city to adopt a Safe Haven baby box

City council approved $3,500 to set up a baby drop-off unit under the supervision of the Decatur Morgan Hospital Foundation.

www.rocketcitynow.com

New Rumford fire station to include state’s first safe haven ‘baby box’

Petition drive started regarding LD 560, enacted in 2021 but the rulemaking process has yet to begin.

www.sunjournal.com

Baby boxes for unwanted newborns proposed in New Hampshire

Twenty years ago, on a cold winter day, with snow blanketing the ground and sunshine barely piercing through the clouds, Margaret Drye, an EMT, received a call to respond to

www.sentinelsource.com

 

[Rolypolyoly]

Safe Haven boxes work. We need more of them.

I believe they are temperature controlled but I am not 100% so don't take my word for it.

 

[IceIce9]

The only issue I have is with the technical limitations of these specific boxes: can they be kept warm for long enough for someone to get to them on time? I live in a part of the world where -40° isn’t unheard of; even five minutes in those temperatures could kill a newborn.

They are temperature controlled, and opening the box triggers 911 plus sets off an alarm inside the fire station.