Baby boxes: A lifeline for vulnerable mums

Can you imagine having to choose between eating dinner or buying nappies for your baby? This is the harsh reality facing many of Doctors of the World’s (DOTW) pregnant patients, who are among the most marginalised women in the country. “So many of our pregnant service users experience extreme hardship and have to make stark choices between such things as having an evening meal or buying nappies or a sleep suit for the baby,” said Bettina, a midwife and long-time DOTW volunteer. Bettina and her colleagues at the Women and Children’s Clinic support hundreds of women and their families each year, providing health checks and information and advice on accessing NHS services and what to do if they receive a bill for their NHS care. Support the Women and Children’s Clinic Now, thanks to a new partnership with PramDepot, an arts-led recycling project, we hope to make vulnerable mums’ lives a little easier by providing many of the things they need to welcome a new baby into their home. Introducing the baby box. Contactless delivery: PramDepot has been delivering baby boxes to vulnerable mums and mums to be around London throughout COVID-19. Photo courtesy of PramDepot Baby boxes contain high quality recycled baby clothes and equipment, which are assembled at PramDepot’s London premises and delivered directly to the mother’s door by PramDepot volunteers. “It has a fitted mattress and sheet so the baby can sleep in the box… Inside are al...
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