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The US already has baby boxes at pretty much every fire station

Mordisquitos 2y ago
I'm pretty sure that the commenter was referring to baby boxes as in "box of supplies to be able to take care of a baby" [0] and not as in "box to abandon a baby if you cannot take care of it" [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternity_package https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternity_package [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_hatch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_hatch
- Thlom 2y ago
  I know they have this in Finland, but I suspect it's more as tradition than need. The other Nordic countries does not have anything like that. In Norway there's a diaper brand that gives out boxes to new mothers, but it's more like a fun thing than something that is needed. What works is a proper health care system with a predefined care path for pregnancies including regular checkups, access to courses and educational material about pregnancy and child birth, low bar for paid sick leave for pregnant women and paid maternity leave mandated by law.
  - Mordisquitos 2y ago
    Yes, without much knowledge on the subject, I do intuitively agree with you. I don't think baby boxes per se can make that much of a difference — they're more like the "icing on the cake" of a solid social support policy to help expectant and new mothers.
  - CraigJPerry 2y ago
    We have them in Scotland, I found it genuinely useful. Contents: https://www.parentclub.scot/baby-box https://www.parentclub.scot/baby-box A couple of colleagues in New York had their first kids around the same time, swapping stories is always pretty eye opening.
- croes 2y ago
  Less need for US baby boxes when you have abortions possibilties like in Norway. Life is most precious in the US until you are born.
- adamomada 2y ago
  Since you dug up those links from Wikipedia, it should be noted that baby hatch is first in the list on baby box, indicating it’s the more common usage. But also maybe the term baby box is too ambiguous to be used at all, if it means both of those things.

I'm pretty sure that the commenter was referring to baby boxes as in "box of supplies to be able to take care of a baby" [0] and not as in "box to abandon a baby if you cannot take care of it" [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternity_package https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternity_package [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_hatch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_hatch

Thlom 2y ago
I know they have this in Finland, but I suspect it's more as tradition than need. The other Nordic countries does not have anything like that. In Norway there's a diaper brand that gives out boxes to new mothers, but it's more like a fun thing than something that is needed. What works is a proper health care system with a predefined care path for pregnancies including regular checkups, access to courses and educational material about pregnancy and child birth, low bar for paid sick leave for pregnant women and paid maternity leave mandated by law.
- Mordisquitos 2y ago
  Yes, without much knowledge on the subject, I do intuitively agree with you. I don't think baby boxes per se can make that much of a difference — they're more like the "icing on the cake" of a solid social support policy to help expectant and new mothers.
- CraigJPerry 2y ago
  We have them in Scotland, I found it genuinely useful. Contents: https://www.parentclub.scot/baby-box https://www.parentclub.scot/baby-box A couple of colleagues in New York had their first kids around the same time, swapping stories is always pretty eye opening.
croes 2y ago
Less need for US baby boxes when you have abortions possibilties like in Norway. Life is most precious in the US until you are born.
adamomada 2y ago
Since you dug up those links from Wikipedia, it should be noted that baby hatch is first in the list on baby box, indicating it’s the more common usage. But also maybe the term baby box is too ambiguous to be used at all, if it means both of those things.