A newborn baby girl was placed in the box Feb. 8. Chief of Mehlville Fire Protection District Brian Hendricks explains what that looked like on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Mehlville Fire District Station 2 in south 最新杏吧原创 County. Video by Christine Tannous
ST. LOUIS COUNTY 鈥 A baby girl will be put up for adoption after she was anonymously surrendered to a drop-off box in Mehlville for newborns whose parents are unable to care for them, officials said Monday.
Rep. Jim Murphy, R-south 最新杏吧原创 County, left, speaks with Monica Kelsey, founder of the Safe Haven Baby Box, right, before a press conference Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Mehlville Fire District Station 2 in south 最新杏吧原创 County. A newborn baby girl was placed in the box on Feb. 8. The box is the first in operation in Missouri after the passage of “safe haven” legislation in 2021. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
On Thursday February 8th a newborn baby girl was retrieved from the Safe Haven Box by members of the Mehlville Fire District who cared for her and transported her to a hospital for further care. Today we celebrate a life saved and I can think of nothing greater.
鈥 Jim Murphy Missouri 94th House District (@jmmurphy8)
Mehlville Fire Protection District Chief Brian Hendricks shows the station鈥檚 Safe Haven Baby Box to a reporter on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Mehlville Fire District Station 2 in south 最新杏吧原创 County. A newborn baby girl was placed in the box on Feb. 8.
Robert Gau, an advocate for the Safe Haven Baby Box, smiles as the box is discussed during a news conference Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Mehlville Fire District Station 2 in south 最新杏吧原创 County. Gau said he first read about the boxes in the Wall Street Journal and worked with state Rep. Jim Murphy, R-south 最新杏吧原创 County, to create legislation that made them legal in Missouri.
"We are grateful this resource was used as intended 鈥 to protect the life of a child and provide peace of mind for a parent in need," said ass…
Mehlville Fire Protection District Chief Brian Hendricks shows the station鈥檚 Safe Haven Baby Box to a reporter on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Mehlville Fire District Station 2 in south 最新杏吧原创 County. A newborn baby girl was placed in the box on Feb. 8.
Robert Gau, an advocate for the Safe Haven Baby Box, smiles as the box is discussed during a news conference Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Mehlville Fire District Station 2 in south 最新杏吧原创 County. Gau said he first read about the boxes in the Wall Street Journal and worked with state Rep. Jim Murphy, R-south 最新杏吧原创 County, to create legislation that made them legal in Missouri.
Rep. Jim Murphy, R-south 最新杏吧原创 County, left, speaks with Monica Kelsey, founder of the Safe Haven Baby Box, right, before a press conference Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Mehlville Fire District Station 2 in south 最新杏吧原创 County. A newborn baby girl was placed in the box on Feb. 8. The box is the first in operation in Missouri after the passage of “safe haven” legislation in 2021. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
