Not long ago in Spain we were in a state of alert and we could not leave the house or see our family, an especially hard situation for those who were parents these days and could not share the joy with their grandparents nor did they meet their new grandchild. .
So the idea that they have had in the city of Monterrey (Mexico) to present babies in society, has seemed to me a good alternative within the very atypical situation that we live all over the world because of the coronavirus.
Separated by the screen of a disinfected and heated cabin in the back of a truck, parents can present the newborn to their family , as long as it is not safe to do it live due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Here’s your granddaughter, mom”
These are the words of one of the first mothers who have been able to enjoy Baby Cabin Parade, a new service available in the Mexican city of Monterrey. Ernesto González, one of the promoters, says that the idea arose out of personal necessity . He and his wife were parents during this pandemic and they had to want to introduce the girl to their family in a safe way. Thus was born this mobile cabin that provides an optimal and safe environment for parents and children and allows them to live with their visitors while respecting the distance.
It is a spacious, fully air-conditioned, sealed and disinfected cabin that also has an antiviral HEPA filter to give extra protection to the people inside it. The interior is made of melamine wood, a tough material that responds well to cleaning chemicals, so it can be sanitized as often as needed.
Explains Rogelio Gil, Ernesto’s partner in a company that organizes festivals, that they decided to “take advantage of some resources that we have and turn them into a new business” , now that events are not possible.
By hiring this service, the cabin arrives at the house and remains installed outside for two hours. Parents stay indoors with the baby while close friends and family can visit and view them through a transparent Plexiglas wall , avoiding direct physical contact.
Undoubtedly, the pandemic has led to the emergence of creative and entrepreneurial ideas to adapt to the new normal, and this is one of them, necessary not only for parents, but also for grandparents who recognize in a Spanish study that what most during the quarantine they missed their grandchildren and being with the family.
Route and photos | Facebook and Instagram Baby Cabin Parade
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