Each baby box is equipped with a notice board where hotlines, counseling services and officially recognized religious groups can display their telephone numbers. The box also displays a message to appeal to reconsider their decision. When the babies are surrendered to the baby box, the babies come under the protection of government and a doctor informs the police and child protection administration. However, the biological mother and her family can request the return of a baby until the child is placed in its new family.
A so-called “My History Box” is kept at “Cradle of Hope” or the child protection administration. It contains the date and information of the institution when and where the baby was entrusted, the doctor in charge as well as photos and documents connecting to the biological family.
In 2012, the first “Crisis Pregnancy Center” in Perm Krai was founded by “Cradle of Hope”, the Ministry of Social Development in Perm and others. After that, 2 centers were established in Berezniki City and Chaykovsky, providing shelters for 781 people in total.
In Perm Krai, 26,697 households have received medical and legal support since 2011. In 2016, “Cradle of Hope” and its supporting groups carried out a social project to try to prevent social orphans and abortion. Moreover, it provides humanitarian aid for large or poor families. And it also set up a multifunction support center for people in need.
Within three weeks, more than 250,000 people signed a petition opposing the bill to ban baby boxes, and about 75 % of Russian are supportive of baby boxes.