A Safe Haven Baby Box is going to be installed at a New Mexico hospital next week, where parents can safely surrender their newborns anonymously.

The baby box will be installed at Artesia General Hospital nearly three years after a newborn was found dead in a trash bin there, KRQE reported . The mother of the infant was later charged, according to the report.

“We know anonymity can save lives and know this community will be better prepared to serve women in crisis with this addition,” Safe Haven Baby Boxes reacted in a post to Facebook.

We know anonymity can save lives and know this community will be better prepared to serve women in crisis with this addition.

Posted by Safe Haven Baby Boxes on Friday, August 22, 2025

Baby boxes were created to deter parents from abandoning

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