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A Scottish version of the baby box, a free initiative launched in 2017 and “designed to give every single baby in Scotland an equal start in life ... “For a baby box to be safe for sleep, it ...
A plot of SIDS rate from 1988 to 2006. The Safe to Sleep campaign, formerly known as the Back to Sleep campaign, [1] is an initiative backed by the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the US National Institutes of Health to encourage parents to have their infants sleep on their backs (supine position) to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Baby2Baby and Huggies are distributing 10,000 Newborn Supply Kits to families in high poverty areas.
In 2014, Nadeau introduced a bill to provide "baby boxes" for all newborns in the District to encourage safe sleep practices and reduce the infant mortality rate, which in the District in 2014 was 27 percent above the national rate. [60] [61] The boxes are lined with a firm mattress and a fitted sheet and serve as a bassinet for infants. They ...
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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 ...
Safe Haven Baby Boxes (SHBB) is a non-profit organization that provides a safe and legal alternative to abandoning newborn babies. This organization, founded by Monica Kelsey in 2015, installs specialized baby boxes at designated secure locations where parents can safely surrender their newborns, ensuring their well-being and reducing the risk of harm or abandonment.
Jun. 7—The concept of "baby boxes" is simple: They offer a climate-controlled, monitored repository at a place like a hospital or a fire station where overwhelmed parents can safely surrender ...