A London hospital has become the first in the UK to trial Finnish-style ‘baby boxes’ – free starter kits given to all new mums regardless of background said to help reduce rates of infant ...

told Insider. "It's the way [Finland] has used the baby box as an engagement tool to increase health care." Inspired by the Finnish practice, Clary launched "Baby Box University" to emphasize the ...

Although Kate and William aren’t officially accepting baby gifts, the Finnish government has sent them a baby box. The box is given to all Finnish expectant mothers and is said to contribute to the ...

Baby boxes originate from Finland, and have been given to pregnant women in the Scandinavian country since 1938. They’re now such a big part of Finnish culture that nearly all babies sleep in a baby ...

With the mattress in the bottom, the box becomes a baby's first bed ... At 75 years old, the box is now an established part of the Finnish rite of passage towards motherhood, uniting generations ...

The Children’s Foundation, the North East based charity behind the project, has placed essential Baby Boxes into the hands of 1000 first-time families across the North East since the project first ...

Listen up, parent people: Your new celebrity crush is the Finnish baby box. Kela, Finland's social security institution, has been sending new parents a baby starter kit for 75 years. It's stuffed ...

New mothers in the UK should all be given Finnish-style baby boxes to reduce the risks of unsafe co-sleeping, the Royal College of Midwives has said. The cardboard boxes, which come with essential ...

Earlier this year, a Finnish multimillionaire was fined € ... Finland's maternity package — known as äitiyspakkaus or as a "baby box" — is a kit sent by the government to the parents of ...

The SNP is determined that every child, regardless of their circumstances, should get the best start in life, which is why we introduced Scotland’s Baby Box. Based on the Finnish model, which has a ...