Secret Safe Haven for Newborns

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Secret Safe Haven for Newborns

SAFE FOR BABIES SAFE FOR MOTHERS

You didn't tell anyone you were pregnant. You've hidden your pregnancy. But now you can't hide the baby. What do you do?

Secret Safe Haven for Newborns provides the solution you're looking for. You can take your newborn to a participating local hospital's emergency room. There, you can place your baby with a medical care provider. The baby will be cared for and placed in a safe home with NO HASSLES!

Our mission is to rescue newborn babies from injury or death by providing CONFIDENTIAL emergency care and placement.

Don't panic! Newborn babies up to three days old can be brought to a Jefferson County hospital's emergency room and left with a medical care provider wearing a hospital identification badge. As long as the newborn is unharmed, total secrecy is assured, and you will not be criminally prosecuted for abandonment or neglect. The hospital will provide a Safe Haven for the baby, giving medical attention and care until medical clearance is obtained.

A Message from CFC

Under the Representative Thomas J. Burch Safe Infants Act, KRS 405.075, if a newborn is left at a local hospital, the Cabinet for Families and Children will seek protective custody and attempt to locate appropriate resources within the community. The newborn will be released from the hospital to an appropriate home as soon as medical clearance is obtained.

Note: CFC encourages parents to use existing adoption resources when possible, since a child's medical and social history are important to healthy growth and development as well as successful placement.

CALL THE HELPLINE:502-595-4550