Baby Packages
In a country like Congo, many women give birth at home, alone, far from medical assistance and with a high risk that the mother or child will not survive. If a woman manages to reach one of the district’s village clinics to give birth, she can receive a baby package to take home. Knowing this encourages more women to seek out the clinics and have a safer delivery.
Human Bridge sends baby packages to countries in Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East as part of medical aid shipments, and the engagement in Sweden to create baby packages is strong. You can also help ensure that more women give birth in clinics, giving both themselves and their children a fair chance at life.
Recommended contents
- One blanket (at least 70×80 cm)
- One terry towel
- One washcloth
- One bar of baby soap (not liquid)
- Three cloth diapers (70×70 cm)
- Two bodysuits size 56–68, or shirts/sweaters and pants (preferably patterned or colored)
- One sweater or cardigan
- One hat in the same size as the other clothes
- One pair of socks
- Four safety pins for the cloth diapers
Place everything except the safety pins on the blanket, fold it into a package, and fasten it with the pins.
Label the package “Baby Package” and hand it in to the staff at one of Human Bridge’s depots, or send it directly to the head office in Holsbybrunn (Human Bridge, Bergmossevägen 6, 574 53 Holsbybrunn).
Thank you for your contribution!