Information on Missouri Safe Haven Baby Box cases comes from news reports, SHBB Inc reports on social media, and Blessed to Have Been Abandoned: the Story of the Baby Box Lady by Monica Kelsey. From public reports, these babies were in no danger of discard or death.
1. Mehlville Fire Protection District Station
Date: February 8, 2024
Baby Information: Girl
Details: Few details. Described as “healthy”
Selected Sources:
- Newborn saved by “SafeHaven” baby box in Mehlville, KTVJ-TV, February 12, 2-24
- A newborn girl was retrieved from a “Baby Box” at Mehlville firehouse, the first in Missouri, St Louis Post-Dispatch, February 13, 2024
Cases
2024: 1