Two newborns Safe Haven Baby Box Officials said the devices have been installed in Hobbs, New Mexico, since they were installed last year.
A newborn baby boy was placed in a baby box at the Hobbs Fire Station last week, and emergency personnel quickly found the baby “safe and sound,” KOB4 reported. report on Friday, citing city officials.
Paramedics quickly transported the baby to Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital for an examination, and the baby is now in the custody of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, according to reports.
Baby box is Created This is to deter parents from leaving their newborns in dangerous situations where they could die. Baby boxes are temperature-controlled incubators that are often built into the exterior walls of fire stations, police stations, and hospitals and can be accessed from the inside. Mothers who are at risk can safely and legally place their newborns in a baby box. Once the baby is in the baby box, the outer door is locked and the mother is given the opportunity to leave before an alarm sounds, alerting emergency personnel and hospital staff to the baby’s presence.
The baby is then quickly removed and sent to a hospital for a medical examination, after which the baby is usually placed in the custody of the state and often quickly put up for adoption.
The baby box initiative in New Mexico was started by Alexis Avila. Viewed In 2022, a then 18-year-old mother in Hobbs, New Mexico was caught on surveillance camera tossing a garbage bag containing her newborn son into a trash can.
“The most tragic thing we can imagine is for new parents to find themselves in a situation where they feel they have no choice but to put their newborn baby in a trash can or some other container,” said state Sen. Gregory Baca, a Republican. Said Local media reported this in February.
The Hobbs Safe Haven Baby Box was used for the first time in September 2023, just a few months after it was installed. In February, another baby handover occurred at a baby box in Belen, New Mexico.
New Mexico’s Safe Haven law allows babies up to 90 days old to be turned over to hospitals, fire departments and police stations without facing criminal charges.
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