The Surprising Reason Babies Everywhere Are Sleeping in Cardboard Boxes

The Barakat Bundle was created by Harvard University doctoral student Karima Ladhani who was impressed with the health benefits of the Finnish box. She developed the low-cost box to include a clean-birth kit that helps prevent infections during childbirth, a thermal kit, and a mosquito net to ward off malaria. The box also includes health and hygiene information, as well as newborn essentials — including a safe place for the baby to sleep. In order to receive the box, mothers must attend a prenatal checkup. Pilot boxes began shipping earlier this year.