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Baby boxes, a practice started in Finland in the 1930s and now recognized around the world, provide parents with gear for their newborns along with a safe space for their infants to sleep. While a ...
A Finnish couple rejoice in opening their maternity package A mother expecting a baby receives the package.. The maternity package (Finnish: äitiyspakkaus, Swedish: moderskapsförpackning), known internationally as the Finnish "baby box," is a kit granted by the Finnish social security institution Kela, to all expectant or adoptive parents who live in Finland or are covered by the Finnish ...
The box contains baby products, information brochures on babies, baby clothes, washing items, basic medicine, toys, and other items. [5] The box further doubles up as a cot the newborn baby can sleep in. [6] It is aimed at providing a safe sleeping environment for the baby. It has been shown that providing the infant with his/her own bed ...
The 10th annual Night of Hope for the Homeless raises awareness, brings in donations to maintain safety and wellness for those without a home.
In December 2000, three days before Christmas, police lieutenant Gene Eyster received a late night phone call about a baby found abandoned in a cardboard box.
A baby hatch or baby box [1] is a place where people (typically mothers) can leave babies, usually newborn, anonymously in a safe place to be found and cared for. This was common from the Middle Ages to the 18th and 19th centuries, when the device was known as a foundling wheel .
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The relevant passage is located in Chapter 4 titled Childhoods of Violence: "One woman propped her infant son in a cardboard box in front of the television set, and left for work; later, she'd put him in a playpen, toss in some food, and let the TV set be the baby-sitter until she came home again." [29]