Confidential emergency shelter and medical care within three days of birth.
New parents can leave unwanted newborns at our Emergency Department within three days of birth. For the parents who abide by the program’s guidelines, total secrecy and immunity from prosecution are ensured.
Infants left at our hospital will be given an identification number and placed in the protective custody of the Stark County Department of Job and Family Services, Children Services Division. The parents will also get the infant’s ID number, in case they change their minds or want to offer information.
The newborn will be released from the hospital to an appropriate home or adoptive family as soon as medical clearance is obtained. As long as the baby is unharmed, the mother will not be prosecuted for abandonment if she acts within three days of the birth.
