GREENSBORO, NC (WFMY) - Some outside-the-box thinking could put new parents a little more at ease at a Greensboro women's hospital.
Parents at Cone Health's Women’s Hospital can now get a starter kit that includes a “baby box” for their baby to sleep in.
These cardboard boxes are believed to lower chances of sudden infant death syndrome.
“Too many parents sleep with their babies or put them to sleep in a conventional bed,” says Kaye Gable, MD, program director for Cone Health’s Pediatric Teaching Service. “Adult beds in the U.S. are not a safe place for babies to sleep due to the risk of suffocations from the fluffy blankets and pillows.”
Family Support Network of Central North Carolina is providing the boxes. Moms in Finland have traditionally gotten similar kits with the baby box.
The kit includes:
- Box
- Mattress
- Fitted sheet
- Diapers
- Breast pads
- Brain-boosting activity cards and other items
To get a baby box, moms must:
- Register online with Baby Box University.
- Watch a series of short videos about infant care and safe sleep.
- Take and pass a brief test.
- Print or capture a screenshot of the code certifying completion of the program.
- Bring the code to the education desk at Women's Hospital or call FSNCC at 336-832-6507 to pick up the Baby Box.
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