Post by Logan on Apr 13, 2016 16:10:10 GMT -6
Getting a low-income family’s infant off to the right start can make a big difference in that baby’s life, a Minnesota House committee heard Tuesday as it considered funding a program to give items ranging from diapers to spoons.
The box the items come in even can be used, as a bed for the newborn.
The $500,000 state program would help a variety of babies, but especially minorities, bill sponsor Rep. Dave Pinto, D-St. Paul, said.
Pinto’s bill also would establish a study to see why minority babies die in much higher numbers than whites. Three times as many black mothers and eight times more American Indians get inadequate prenatal care than white mothers, Pinto said.
Read more: capitolchat.areavoices.com/2016/04/13/bill-would-give-low-income-moms-baby-box/
The box the items come in even can be used, as a bed for the newborn.
The $500,000 state program would help a variety of babies, but especially minorities, bill sponsor Rep. Dave Pinto, D-St. Paul, said.
Pinto’s bill also would establish a study to see why minority babies die in much higher numbers than whites. Three times as many black mothers and eight times more American Indians get inadequate prenatal care than white mothers, Pinto said.
Read more: capitolchat.areavoices.com/2016/04/13/bill-would-give-low-income-moms-baby-box/