VIDEO: Newborn baby surrendered in fire department’s ‘safe haven’ box

August 17, 2025

From Breitbart: A newborn baby was surrendered to a Safe Haven Baby Box at a fire station in Mehlville, Missouri, Fox2Now reported.

The infant was safely surrendered to the box at Mehlville Fire House 2 around 2:30 p.m. last Sunday, according to the Mehlville Fire Protection District. The box is located at 5434 Telegraph Road.

“Upon discovery, fire crews immediately took custody of the newborn girl, who was transported to a hospital for evaluation and care. She is now in the custody of the Missouri Department of Social Services,” according to the report.

Safe Haven Baby Boxes were created to deter parents from abandoning their newborns, potentially leaving them to die. Baby boxes are temperature-controlled incubators often built into exterior walls of fire stations, police stations, and hospitals that can be accessed from inside. At-risk mothers can safely and legally place their newborns inside. Once the baby is inside the baby box the outside door locks and the mother has time to leave before an alarm goes off alerting first responders or hospital staff to the child’s presence.

The report explains that after a surrendered baby is taken to the hospital for a wellness check, they are usually placed into state custody and then quickly adopted.

The fire department announced in a post on Facebook:

On Sunday, August 10, the Safe Haven Baby Box at our House 2 location was used to safely surrender a newborn girl. 💗

Thanks to the quick actions of our crews and Central County 911, she received immediate care. She is healthy and now in the custody of the Missouri Department of Social Services.

The Safe Haven Baby Box is a safe, legal, and anonymous option for parents in crisis—Sunday, it worked exactly as intended, giving this child the chance for a safe and loving future.

We understand this decision is never easy, and we are deeply grateful to her parents for choosing a safe option and entrusting us with her care.
Learn more about Safe Haven Baby Boxes: safehavenbabyboxes.com

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