been found to give a good connection strength between the handle and the rest of the basket by avoiding stress concentration points the handles of conventional moses baskets are known to be a point of weakness fig2 shows a second embodiment of the invention in this embodiment the through holes 10 are larger and arranged in a different pattern the holes 10 have a diameter of approximately 20 mm and make up approximately 10 of the surface area of the side wall the embodiment of fig2 also shows an even stronger handle configuration 12 in both embodiments the basket is preferably injection moulded from plastics such as polyurethane which makes the basket hygienic easy to clean and resistant to deterioration and fading although not shown a hood or raised end could be provided the embodiments of the invention shown are merely examples and many variations and modifications are possible within the scope of the invention for example the through holes need not be provided all over the side wall of the basket but may instead be concentrated or provided solely at a designated head end or at both ends to allow for reversibility although the embodiments shown have a regularly repeating pattern of through holes which may be preferred aesthetically this may not be necessary functionally for example a random or pseudo random array of holes both in size and or spacing could be provided as long as it would ensured that sufficient were provided in the vicinity of the intended head end of the basket to give the enhanced ventilation attributable to the invention the holes need not be circular as shown but could instead be square rectangular crescent shaped triangular or any other desired shape they need not all be the same shape nor all the same.