Newborn Baby Surrendered Under Iowa Safe Haven Law
A newborn boy was safely surrendered under Iowa's Safe Haven law on May 25, 2026, and is now in state custody awaiting adoption. The infant is the second surrendered in Iowa this year and the 81st since the law was enacted over 20 years ago. Safe Haven laws allow parents to legally surrender infants up to 90 days old at designated locations including hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and temperature-controlled baby boxes.
Iowa officials announced that a newborn boy born on May 25, 2026, was safely surrendered under the state's Safe Haven law and is currently in foster care pending permanent adoption. This marks the second Safe Haven surrender in Iowa in 2026, following a baby girl surrendered in March, and the 81st overall since the law's passage more than two decades ago. Iowa's Safe Haven law permits parents to legally surrender infants up to 90 days old at hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and specially designed baby boxes—temperature-controlled incubators built into exterior walls that allow anonymous, safe placement. Once a baby is placed in a box, an alarm alerts staff inside, and the infant is transported to a hospital for a wellness check before entering state custody. The state expanded its Safe Haven law in 2023 to include baby boxes, which were designed to prevent infant abandonment and provide a legal alternative for at-risk parents.
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