96% OF NEW PARENTS BENEFITTING FROM BABY BOXES
Published date : 28 Mar 2019
New figures have revealed that 5212 families in Fife have benefitted from a Baby Box, as the Scottish Government announced a new design in time for Mother’s Day.
Across the country, over 80,000 Baby Boxes have been delivered since April 2017.
The new Baby Box was created by a team of young people and will encourage families to become more environmentally friendly, with parents-to-be receiving a voucher for a reusable cloth nappy, and liners.
Scotland’s Baby Box contains a selection of clothes, as well as every day must-haves, like a bath towel, a travel changing mat, muslin cloth squares, a bib, a digital thermometer, and books.
Commenting, MSP Jenny Gilruth said:
“Every child, regardless of their circumstances, should get the best start in life.
“At the heart of the Baby Box is a message about fairness and opportunity, which is why I’m delighted to see that 5212 of new families have benefitted from it across Fife.
“96% of expectant parents in Scotland are now requesting a Baby Box – and more than 80,000 have been delivered. That’s a huge vote of confidence in the Baby Box.
“Given how beneficial they are to parents and newborns, long may that continue.
ENDS
Notes:
Health Board
Boxes Delivered
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
4825
NHS Borders
1521
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
1916
NHS Fife
5212
NHS Forth Valley
4173
NHS Grampian
9153
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
20244
NHS Highland
3916
NHS Lanarkshire
9032
NHS Lothian
14193
NHS Orkney
280
NHS Shetland
335
NHS Tayside
5778
NHS Western Isles
295
Total
80873
The winning design was created by:
Demi Burnett, 12, from Banff Academy in Macduff.
Edith Macdonald, 13, from the Community School of Auchterader in Gleneagles.
Emily Wilson, 15, from St Luke’s High School in Barrhead.
Holly Henry, 16, from St Columba’s in Kilmacolm.
Sonny Robertson, 17, from Trinity Academy in Edinburgh.
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