Pretty soon we’ll all brag “My baby sleeps in a cardboard box”

American moms have officially been jealous of Finnish parents since 2013 when news broke in the U.S. that each new Finnish mom gets a cardboard box full of baby must-haves meant to serve as babies crib . Is behind most of the regional baby box programs in the U.S., and sells its basic Bed Box with just the box, mattress, waterproof cover, and sheet for $69.99: Finally, the box that’s the closest to what Finnish parents get is shipped to families all over the world by Finnish Baby Box, a company in Finland run by a trio of Finnish dads.

Key Takeaways:

• American moms have officially been jealous of Finnish parents since 2013, when news broke in the U.S.
• The baby box has been credited with lowering Finland’s infant mortality rate to 2.26 deaths per 1,000 live births (the U.S.
• The baby box idea has caught on stateside in a few areas; still, there’s no nationwide program to get such boxes in the hands of new U.S. parents, nor are there serious plans to do so.

“The baby box idea has caught on stateside in a few areas; still, there’s no nationwide program to get such boxes in the hands of new U.S. parents, nor are there serious plans to do so.”

http://blogs.babycenter.com/products_and_prizes/pretty-soon-well-all-brag-my-baby-sleeps-in-a-cardboard-box/