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If we talk about a country where they really care about childhood, is Finland.In another article we tell you about the best school in the world, which is, as you can imagine, in this country of northern Europe.Come with us to discover why children Finns sleep their first dream in cardboard cribs.
Reasons for weight
Finland in the 30s of the last century was going through a critical situation of poverty; remember that this is a period between wars, and food shortages were the norm.
The infant mortality rate was quite high, 65 deaths per 1,000 births , due among many other factors to poor medical attention and poor hygienic conditions.Women did not usually go to any hospital to check the progress of pregnancy, which made it very easy to get sick and get sick to the unborn baby.
The Finnish government had the brilliant idea of donating a box with all the things that a mother might need for the care of her child , and at the beginning, in 1938, it was destined for the poorest mothers, in households with fewer resources.
It initially contained a mattress, which made the box the first "moises" in which babies slept, in addition to special cold clothes, bottles and honeycombs.
On the other hand, it also meant that babies started sleeping separately, since they practice It was common for them to sleep in the same beds as their parents.
A healthy and significant change
In 1949, despite the rigors of the postwar period, it was decided to change the concept of this box to offer to all mothers, regardless of their social status.One of the requirements was that to obtain it, women had to visit a doctor and a prenatal public clinic before 4 months of pregnancy.
That meant a dramatic and dramatic reduction in infant mortality in Finland, becoming today the country with the lowest infant mortality rate worldwide.In addition, a national social security system followed along with a centralized network of hospitals.
But not only that, the box symbolizes (and still does) erase the economic conditions of children by offering them an equal start : everyone, regardless of class, sleeps their first dreams in that box.
The box through history
Currently all Finnish mothers are entitled to box and can even exchange it for cash (which would be approximately 214 dollars); some opt for cash, usually with the second child, because they reuse all items, but the rule is that they always accept it.
Decades of 30, 40 and 50
It also included the mattress, fabrics for future mothers to make the baby's clothes, but during World War II they only gave sheets of paper and a cloth cover.
In the 50's there was an increase in clothes industrially manufactured for what monkeys and ready-made clothes were given instead of fabrics.
60s
A sleeping bag was included, as well as disposable combs.
Years 70
The white clothes were replaced by clothes of neutral colors, so that they serve both for girls and for children, of elastic cottons and easy to wash, since the number of working women would have increased.
New century
The new times brought changes: due to guidelines to protect the environment, the honeycombs were removed from the boxes disposable and cloth ones returned.
The integral intention is to promote from childhood the care of our surroundings, motivating in the parents correct maternity behaviors and paternity.Therefore, also the bottles or teapots, and pacifiers, were eliminated to promote breastfeeding , which has been totally successful.
Finnish women can easily know the year in which babies are born because every year there is a small change in clothes; for them, which according to some reports are of the happiest mothers, the box means the certainty that they and their babies take care of them.
What the box contains today
A mattress and its cover, comforter, blanket and sleeping bag or comforter to sleep, adapted to the size of the box so that it works as a cradle; a snow suit, hat, gloves, insulating boots; a lightweight suit with a hood and woven overalls, plus socks, mittens, hat and balaclava also woven;
monkeys and clothes in different unisex colors; a towel for the bathroom with hood, scissors of ones, brush of hair and of teeth, thermometer of bath, cream of honeycombs and sponge; cloth honeycomb and rags to clean the babies; a book of images and toys for denticion and, finally, includes breast patches and condoms.As you can see, an enviable basket for any baby.
And very good news, other countries have replicated this initiative and they are beginning to give mothers similar help, as in Mexico and Argentina.
What do you think about it?
Images: Visa Kopu
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