{"id":37250,"date":"2013-06-04T18:15:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T00:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/04\/baby-in-a-box.html"},"modified":"2013-06-04T22:10:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T04:10:45","slug":"baby-in-a-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/04\/baby-in-a-box.html","title":{"rendered":"Baby in a box!"},"content":{"rendered":"
The government providing a kit for all expectant mothers full of stuff that babies will needed, all packed in a box that can double as a crib? \u00a0_SOCIALISTS!_<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>Yonatan Zunger<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Chris Messina<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes<\/b><\/p>\n

For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It's like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates.<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read the rest of this fascinating article from +<\/span>BBC News<\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-22751415<\/a><\/p>\n

#childcare<\/a> \u00a0 #health<\/a> \u00a0 #finland<\/a> \u00a0 #babies<\/a> \u00a0 #parenting<\/a> \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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