Newborn Kits
MCC distributes newborn kits to hospitals, clinics and refugee camps. Newborn kits are sent to assist mothers in giving their children a good start in Bosnia, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, North Korea, Serbia, Russia and Ukraine. In 2006, MCC sent more than 30,000 newborn kits.
Newborn kit shipments
Contents (NEW items only, size 3-9 months)
- 2 gowns/sleepers (lightweight cotton)
- 2 undershirts/sacques/onesies (short or long sleeves)
- 4 cloth diapers (flat-folded preferred)
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1 receiving blanket (mediumwieght cotton or flannel; minimum 92cm / 36 ")
- 4 safety pins (5cm / 2")
- 1 bar mild soap (110-140g / 4-5oz; in wrapper)
- Remove packaging material (except soap) and fold into the receiving blanket. Fasten together with the safety pins.
- Note: Nylon and nylon fleece are not suitable fabrics. Items can either be purchased or handsewn. Packages of pre-cut materials are available from some MCC offices.
Drop off completed newborn kits at one of the drop-off locations
in Canada or the U.S.
