New York, NY: NYC Health + Hospitals announced that Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit that has distributed over 450 million essential items to children living in poverty across the country, will provide Maternal Health & Newborn Supply Kits filled with critical supplies to several of their hospitals. The kits will be provided to new mothers and their babies and contain items that are vital for their health and well-being, including diapers, hygiene products, breastfeeding supplies, postpartum care items, and educational resources.
Baby2Baby Co-CEOs Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Baby2Baby Board Member and Ambassador Kelly Rowland visited NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in Brooklyn to deliver Maternal Health & Newborn Supply Kits directly to new mothers alongside Dr. Wendy Wilcox, Chief Women’s Health Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals. The kits, which are part of Baby2Baby’s new initiative to combat the maternal health crisis in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will also be delivered directly to mothers giving birth at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, Woodhull, and North Central Bronx.
Baby2Baby has partnered with NYC Health + Hospitals to support mothers and babies since 2021, providing hundreds of thousands of essential items including diapers, wipes, hygiene products, portable cribs and car seats.
“Baby2Baby has donated hundreds of thousands of items to mothers and babies in need at NYC Health + Hospitals,” said NYC Health + Hospitals Chief Women’s Health Officer Wendy Wilcox. “These items have helped to address real, concrete needs for our patients. Our partnership with Baby2Baby has been an integral part of our solution to provide safe and equitable peripartum care to ALL. We are deeply grateful for our partnership with Baby2Baby and look forward to further collaboration with them.”
“Since 2021, Baby2Baby has been an invaluable partner to us, with unwavering support and dedication to our mission,” said NYC Health + Hospitals Chief External Affairs Officer Deborah Brown, JD, MSW.
“We couldn’t be more proud to bring Baby2Baby’s Maternal Health & Newborn Supply Kits to New York, our second largest footprint where we serve 200,000 children every year,” said Baby2Baby Co-CEOs Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof. “The goal of the program is to address the mental health struggles of new mothers who cannot afford the critical items their newborns desperately need. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals and distribute the kits to moms and babies who deserve our support.”
