Missouri’s only baby box gets first surrender [Video]

MEHLVILLE, Mo. — The first baby has been surrendered at Missouri’s first and only baby box location. 

The baby, who was several hours old, was put into the box on Feb. 8, the Mehlville Fire chief said at a news conference on Monday. The baby is safe and doing well after being put under the care of the state for adoption.

The Safe Haven Baby Box is located at Mehlville Fire Protection District House 2 in south St. Louis County. The baby box was revealed at this firehouse in August of 2023, and the fire chief said the district plans on installing another one at Firehouse 5. The goal is to have it ready by the end of next year.

The baby’s information was subsequently put into the missing and exploited database, in case the child’s other parent …