96% OF NEW PARENTS BENEFITTING FROM BABY BOXES

New figures have revealed that 20244 families in Renfrewshire 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 from schools across the country.
The new boxes will also 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 George Adam 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 numerous new families have benefitted from it.
“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.
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.