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By SOPHIE AUSTIN<\/strong><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n

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During the program\u2019s first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom\u2019s office said. The initiative will expand to more hospitals statewide, though the governor\u2019s office did not say how many. The state has partnered with nonprofit Baby2Baby to manufacture the diapers under the label \u201cGolden State Start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newsom said the plan builds on California\u2019s effort to make living in the notoriously expensive state a little easier for families. He highlighted policies in recent years to provide students with free meals at school and make preschool free for all.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery baby born in California deserves a healthy start in life \u2014 and that means making sure parents have the basics they need from day one,\u201d the Democrat said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The state set aside $7.4 million in last year\u2019s budget to roll out the initiative, and this year\u2019s budget proposal includes an additional $12.5 million to implement the program for the upcoming fiscal year ending in June 2027.<\/p>\n

It will allow each family to receive 400 diapers in sizes for newborns and babies up to 14 pounds when they are discharged from a hospital after birth. That\u2019s a little more than a month\u2019s worth, since newborns on average require eight to 10 diapers a day.<\/p>\n

Baby2Baby provides families in need with essential items. The nonprofit built a manufacturing system that allows them to produce diapers for 80% less than the retail price, co-CEO Kelly Sawyer Patricof said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCalifornia is once again setting the standard of what it means to show up for mothers and babies,\u201d added co-CEO Norah Weinstein.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes two years after Tennessee and Delaware became the first U.S. states to offer free diapers to families enrolled in their Medicaid programs, which provide healthcare to low-income families. Tennessee families can go to pharmacies to pick up 100 diapers per month for children under two. The Delaware program, which began as a pilot before the state extended it in 2024, provides individuals with up to 80 diapers and up to one pack of baby wipes per week in the first 12 weeks of life.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s Medicaid system doesn\u2019t cover diapers for newborns, but it does cover the items for enrollees ages 5 and older if they have a medical need for them.<\/p>\n

Diapers are a large, ongoing expense for many families. They typically spend about $100 a month on the items per child, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal think tank. The cost burden can lead some parents to leave their child\u2019s diapers on for too long or reuse disposable diapers, which can result in rashes and urinary tract infections, the center says.<\/p>\n

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California officials are touting the new effort as a way to ease that financial strain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first days at home with a newborn should be focused on the love, connection, and joy of an expanded family, not stress about affording diapers,\u201d said Kim Johnson, the state\u2019s health secretary. \u201cThis program helps ensure families can begin that journey with greater stability and peace of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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