MENDENHALL, Miss. (WJTV) – Another newborn was surrendered at a Safe Haven Baby Box in Mississippi.
Officials with Safe Haven Baby Box said a mother surrendered her infant at the box, located at Simpson General Hospital in Mendenhall last week.
Since 2017, 59 infants have been surrendered at baby box locations. There are more than 340 locations nationwide, with five locations in Mississippi.
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“When communities are prepared for anonymous surrender, we can radically change the outcome. We can avoid deadly abandonments for the infant and a life of prison for the mother. This mother was selfless. We know these are not light decisions, and this infant will soon be adopted by a family praying for a child. Safe surrender truly makes light out of a heavy situation,” said Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes…