The baby box trend has taken off, are you on board"
by Michelle Stein posted in Parenting
A third U.S. state has rolled out a statewide safe-sleep program that continues to gain momentum across the nation. Joining Ohio and New Jersey, Alabama is the newest member of an initiative that provides free baby boxes to parents of all newborns in the state.
If you're not familiar with the concept of a baby box, allow me to catch you up to speed. It's literally a sturdy, portable cardboard box that comes with a firm, foam mattress and tight-fitting sheet. This provides a safe sleep environment for newborns up to 6 months, in most cases.
Included inside each baby box (provided by the California-based Baby Box Co.) are a baby body suit, breastfeeding accessories, diapers, and wipes. In total, Alabama plans to distribute 105,000 boxes. There's a little bit of a catch, though: In order to get their hands on a box, parents must watch online videos about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and safe sleep and then complete a short quiz. Only then can a baby box is be mailed to them or picked up at a local distribution center. These videos last 15 to 20 minutes and reflect American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines on safe sleep, which stress putting babies to sleep by themselves on a firm mattress and without any soft bedding, pillows, or toy in the crib.
Did you know the concept of baby boxes was actually borrowed from Finland" The Finnish government began issuing them 80 years ago when nearly 1 out of 10 children in...
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