States Give Brand New Mothers Baby Boxes To Encourge Safe Sleep Habits

Posted from: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/26/521399385/states-give-new-parents-baby-boxes-to-encourge-safe-sleep-habits?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

Twins Ryan and Nell Stimpert lie inside their baby boxes at home in Cleveland. The cardboard boxes tend to be safe and lightweight locations the children to sleep.

The infant bins that Finland provides to all the new mothers tend to be popular. Now states into the U.S. are trying out all of them as a way to encourage safe sleep practices and lower SIDS.

(Image credit: Maddie McGarvey for NPR)