Domonique Murry got a bundle of joy in February with the birth of her son, Caiden Cleveland.

Murry also received a special gift at Baptist Hospital with her new baby: A Studer Community Institute Brain Bag. The early brain development kit came in handy to help Murry with her newborn. She is one of more than 10,200 parents to receive a Brain Bag since the project started in 2017.

“The Brain Bag helped me understand the importance of talking to my baby, reading to him, singing and making eye contact,” said Murry, 27, a mother of three. “It is a good tool to help mothers help their babies develop. It helps me form a bond after birth.”

Since mid-2017, parents like Murry have been receiving an early brain development toolkit at the hospital, along with important information about how the path to being ready for kindergarten starts the day that a child is born, and continues through the first three years of life.

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