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THE BABY CARRIER INDUSTRY ALLIANCE LAUNCHES NEW BABYWEARING SAFETY INITIATIVES

Download press release: The Baby Carrier Industry Alliance Launches New Babywearing Safety Initiatives PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release Response to the West London Coroner’s report on death involving infant baby carrier South Portland, Maine, United States; February 19, 2025 – The Baby Carrier Industry Alliance, an international business organization that supports baby carrier innovation and […]

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Text: Press release bcia launches new babywearing safety initiatives. "The safest place for young infants is under the direct supervision of their caregiver, and infant slings and carriers are the best tools to facilitate that supervision." Kristi Hayes-Devlin, Executive Director

Confused about the CPSIA, CPSC, ASTM, FTC, and the complexities of US baby carrier regulations?

US baby carrier regulations were a key topic of discussion at our April Babywearing Industry Round Table discussion. Specifically, we discussed the fact that complying with the ASTM standards alone will leave major gaps in your product compliance. Additionally, some labs refer to “ASTM testing” when they are actually referring to testing for compliance with

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Infant Carrying and Breastfeeding Duration

To access this page, you must purchase Babywearing Friend and Champion (non-voting member), Individual Practitioner Membership or Juvenile Products Membership.

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Hot weather babywearing safety tips: Summer babywearing

Temperatures are skyrocketing- what’s a parent to do in hot weather? Don’t let high temperatures keep you from doing what you love with your little one. Carry on with these hot weather babywearing safety tips. Time outings for the coolest parts of the day It might sound obvious, but stay out of the sun wherever

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Connecting with healthcare professionals as a babywearing educator

The following are notes from our July roundtable discussion about discussing skin to skin contact and kangaroo care with healthcare professionals.

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FAQ: Baby carrier compliance for consumers

This baby carrier compliance FAQ was first published in April of 2019. It was last updated in March of 2022. There’s a lot of confusion around baby carrier compliance. Here’s the rundown on what it all means, what to look for, and what to avoid when you are shopping for a baby carrier. Much of

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How To: Media/Social Media Talking Points

BCIA members are active in their industry and communities, and are therefore recognized as subject matter experts. When information about the carrier industry, such as the recent AAP news release, reaches any form of media, you are often the go-to to provide a response. While larger companies may have communications teams on staff, smaller companies

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2021 Incident Data Review

The August Industry Roundtable topic was a review of the current incident data involving slings, soft carriers and frame carriers collected by the CPSC. That data, condensed and summarized by the BCIA, can be found here: 2021 Incident Data When discussing incident data, one of the first questions is always how carrier incidents compare to

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June Industry Roundtable Recap: Black org Advocacy

Our topic for the June Industry Roundtable was centered around Black Babywearing Week: We’ve seen an increasing number of Black-led babywearing companies and industry-connected organizations. Many companies have committed to advocacy efforts to support, represent, and reduce harm to Black and African diaspora community members. How have the advocacy efforts of the last 5 years

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April Roundtable Recap- Healthcare Resource Kits

Thanks to all who joined us on Tuesday April 20th for a very productive discussion! Our topic was a continuation of our ‘Building Bridges’ series, where we look at how to make connections across industries and communities. One of the tangible goals we came up with was the creation of ‘resource kits’ for professionals who

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