The help was mainly with thelayette(84-3 % of the married and 72-8 % of the unmarried).
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Nor do we make emergency grants to cover the cost of layettes, perambulators and cots.
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That would help very considerably, because it would help the family to buy the pram and thelayetteand the clothes.
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The whole of the layout, thelayette, the pram and the clothes, and everything else, have to be bought in one lump sum.
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He took the £25 maternity grant and tried to ascertain the cost of buying alayette.
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Another selection which covers nappies, a push-chair, bottles, a basiclayetteand so on, which has been sent to me today, brings us up to over £200.
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Alayette, baby bottles, a plastic bath tub, and other accessories were available.
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Todaylayetteis often used to identify a baby clothing section of a store.
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Alayetteand cradle were available separately.
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