How long should footprints be displayed?
The intent of the program is to keep all of the baby’s footprints up forever. Some hospitals feel they will have a space constraint with this approach. If this is the case, a minimum of five years for displaying footprints is recommended. The chances are a family might return to the hospital to have another child during that time. If footprints are going to be removed, this should be stated in your materials and a method of getting the footprints to the family should be created. One institution has taken an annual giving approach. The footprint stays up for two years and then only remains up with an annual gift.
