EXCLUSIVE I was abandoned by my mother two hours after I was born old - now I help other desperate moms give away their babies across America Monica Kelsey founded the non-profit Safe Haven Baby Boxes (SHBB) There have been 44 babies placed in the baby boxes to date After surrender the mother has anonymity; there are 223 baby boxes nationwide By Ruth Bashinsky For Dailymail.Com Published: 11:59 BST, 19 May 2024 | Updated: 12:19 BST, 19 May 2024 e-mail View comments A mother-of-three who was abandoned at a hospital when she was just two hours old has opened up about her mission to help other desperate moms give away their babies safely. Known as the Baby Box Lady, Monica Kelsey, 51, founded the non-profit Safe Haven Baby Boxes (SHBB) in 2015.

A total of 16 states have now installed baby boxes to help mothers who want to give up their babies anonymously as a safe and legal alternative to abandonment, with 44 infants surrendered since they launched. Speaking to DailyMail.com, Kelsey said: 'Two hours after my mom gave birth to me she abandoned me at a hospital in Ohio '.

She explained that her mother had been raped aged just 17 and left alongside the side of the road after the attack in August 1972. 'I've taken my story and have taken my pain of feeling worthless and put it together and I created Safe Haven Baby Boxes to help other women. I can't change what happened to me or my birth mom but I can help other women,' she said.

Monica Kelsey, also known as the Baby Box Lady, found.