Frequently Asked Questions

The Safe Haven Baby Box has been rigorously tested at every stage of design, development, and deployment, and our organization has been instrumental in developing stringent requirements that previously did not exist. Proof of the ultimate safety and reliability of our baby boxes is demonstrated through the lives they have saved at fire stations and hospitals across the United States.

The FDA has determined that the Safe Haven Baby Box does not qualify as a medical device and, therefore, does not require FDA approval. Because our baby boxes are not commercially for sale, they do not require CSPC regulation.

A UL listing means a product has been tested and certified by Underwriters Laboratories to meet specific safety standards. This indicates the product has been deemed free from reasonably foreseeable risks like fire, electric shock,  or other hazards. UL approval is not legally required and there is no legislation mandating certification by UL or any other agency, public or private in the US. SHBB partners with a third party for performance testing to ensure the baby boxes function properly. 

Yes. In fact, “baby hatches” existed in one form or another for centuries and was quite common in medieval times. Modern versions appear in other countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Pakistan, and Malaysia.

Arizona also has baby drawers and are available at designated hospitals.

For individuals contacting our National Safe Haven Crisis Hotline, contact is confidential and anonymous, should the caller wish. For individuals using our Safe Haven Baby Boxes, there are no cameras, so the individual remains anonymous.

The Hotline and counselors are supervised by a Clinical Staff Psychologist with over 25 years of crisis pregnancy hotline experience. We will not ask for a name. We do ask for location so we can provide information on the laws that apply and resources that may be available. Our goal is to provide the mothers-in-crisis with the resources that allow themselves to stabilize their situation and have time to make a decision that is in the best interest of themselves and their child.

While other organizations may, we can only confirm Safe Haven Baby Boxes and our National Safe Haven Crisis Hotline is the only organization that offers complete anonymity.

Safe Haven Baby Boxes is thankful for all efforts to support the safe haven laws and for the availability of the Safe Baby Haven baby drawers at selected Banner Hospital locations in Arizona. The baby drawers have been around for a number of years and prove to be an additional option for mothers-in-crisis. Safe Haven Baby Boxes, Inc. has taken extra steps with the Baby Box to ensure quality and safety when surrendering an infant.