The Scottish Government has now delivered more than 350,000 Baby Boxes packed with essential items for newborns in Scotland in the last eight years.

The box and its contents worth an estimated £400 are delivered to expectant parents helping to give children the best start in life.

The Scottish Government’s universal Baby Box programme, the only one of its kind in the UK, is offered to all parents of newborn babies. Backed by almost £8 million funding in 2025-26, the Baby Box helps to ensure that every family has access to items needed in the first six months of a child’s life, as well as a safe space to sleep.

Marking the eight-year anniversary of the programme, First Minister John Swinney will meet expectant mother Mairi Morrison and her partner George Waddington at Western Isles Hospi

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