The Finnish baby box idea has been adopted by more than 30 countries
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For more than three-quarters of a century, officials in Finland have been handing new parents everything they need for their baby.

The “baby box” – complete with clothes, toys, nappies and even a built-in mattress to enable the box to be used as a bed – has helped the country secure one of the lowest infant mortality rates of any country.

Now, the idea has been adopted by Canada, which has among one of the worst records for infant deaths in the industrialised world.

One report says Canada has the second worst infant mortality rate in the industrialised world

Officials in the state of Alberta have rolled out a pilot scheme of the programme, providing 1,500 baby boxes.

Macleans magazine reported that Jennifer Clary, co-founder of the California-based The Baby Box Co, which is the first company […]