More than 37 thousand Ukrainian families have received the Baby Box in 2023, the Ministry of Social Policy reports.
“Not all parents know that at the birth of a baby they can use one-time assistance from the state and receive a Baby Box. The so-called baby box is issued directly in the maternity ward. This set includes more than 90 different high-quality items and products designed to care for newborns. This year, 37,369 families received the Baby Box. Of these, 37,011 were provided immediately in maternity hospitals, and 378 at the place of residence,” the ministry’s press service said.
It is noted that most of the “Baby Packs” were distributed in Kyiv and the region (5,764), as well as in Lviv (2,677), Dnipro (2,608), Odesa (2,478), and Zhytomyr (2,065) regions.
According to the report, the cost of purchasing a baby box is UAH 6,778 for the state.
