{"id":303358,"date":"2023-12-12T15:39:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=303358"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:09:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:09:42","slug":"infant-indiana-baby-box-17th-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/infant-indiana-baby-box-17th-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant surrendered in Indiana marks 17th Safe Haven Baby Box save this year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A baby was safely surrendered in an Indiana Safe Haven Baby box last week, making it the 17th baby placed in a baby box this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest surrender happened at the EMS Station at 1202 Albany Street. in Beech Grove, Indiana<\/span>. The box has only been in place since September. The baby is reported to be in good health.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Beech Grove EMS Department feels it’s imperative to reach out and inform the community how brave this mother was giving a precious baby a new life,\u201d <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> Robert Cheshire, Beech Grove EMS director.<\/span><\/p>\n

The baby box is a temperature-controlled unit placed in staffed facilities like fire stations and hospitals. When a baby is placed inside, the door automatically locks and a silent alarm is triggered, alerting authorities. The child is rescued within minutes and then medically evaluated before it is later placed for adoption. Indiana\u2019s law allows parents to surrender their infants up to 30 days old anonymously.<\/span><\/p>\n