(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Department of Human Services is reporting the 47th Safe Haven Baby. A baby girl born October 12th was released to D-H-S custody.
Through the law parents or their authorized representative can leave infants 30-days or younger at a health care facility without fear of prosecution or abandonment.
The Safe Haven law was approved after a high-profile case in 2001 involving a teen mother who killed her home-delivered newborn. Safe Haven babies are placed with currently approved foster or adoptive families.