Four city hospitals will start sending newborns and their families home with boxes full of “essential” supplies, officials said Tuesday.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst will begin distributing “NYC Baby Boxes” later this month, Mayor Eric Adams said in a press release.
What You Need To Know
- Four city hospitals will start sending newborns and their families home with boxes full of “essential” supplies, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday
- Each box will contain postpartum and newborn supplies, including diapers, wipes, a baby carrier, baby nail clippers and shampoo, diaper rash cream, a baby thermometer, a “NYC Loves Me” onesie, footie pajamas and a copy of “Goodnight Moon,” the release said
- Adams on Tuesday also unveiled details about a new pilot program called “Creating Real Impact at Birth,” or CRIB, which will connect pregnant New Yorkers applying for shelter with housing vouchers in an effort to reduce the number of babies born in the shelter system
Each box will contain postpartum and newborn supplies, including diapers, wipes, a baby carrier, baby nail clippers and shampoo, diaper rash cream, a baby thermometer, a “NYC Loves Me” onesie, footie pajamas and a copy of “Goodnight Moon,” the release said…