Cardinal Conversation: Virginia' s first "baby box"

RADIO IQ | By Fred Echols

Published July 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM EDT

Virginia's first baby box has been installed in a parking garage at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. It will allow parents in crisis to legally surrender a newborn infant in a safe, monitored environment.

Virginia is one of twenty states where baby boxes are legal.

Cardinal News health care reporter Emily Schabacher covered this story and she spoke with Fred Echols.

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