Baby Carrier Safety Standards

For safety the brand or model of sling you use actually matters far less than how well it is.

Baby carrier safety standards.

Standards for other baby transport and walkers. But the following tips can help you choose a safe baby carrier. But in recent years the brand and its carriers have come under fire from parents and some paediatricians for not being safe. If the baby carrier is used properly the newborn baby should maintain natural safety position.

If you use a baby sling or are planning to use one after the birth of your baby you should know about some new federal standards that have recently been released by the u s. Hips and knees bent knees higher than the bottom or at least at the hip level m liked shape bent at 110 120 angle. Australian safety standards for prams and strollers can be found here. Last march the brisbane times stated that one in 20 babies carried in a sling suffered injury.

Link not yet available at time of writing wed 1 july 2015. Consumer product safety commission cpsc to make sling carriers safer and prevent deaths and injuries to young children. Look for a baby carrier with the european standard en 13209 2 2005 or the us standard astm f2236 08. Please insert link to baby carriers vertical when available.

Encouraging industry to adopt voluntary safety standards and providing consumer education on how to safely use soft infant carriers and baby slings will help reduce the numbers of incidents. Making baby products since 1961 it launched europe s first baby carrier back in 1973 and has been synonymous with babywearing ever since. Baby carrier safety is the most important aspect of choosing the best baby carriers for your infant. When a laboratory meets the requirements as a cpsc accepted third party conformity assessment body the laboratory can apply to the cpsc to have 16 cfr part 1226 safety standard for soft infant and toddler carriers included in the laboratory s scope of accreditation of cpsc safety rules listed for the laboratory on the cpsc web site at.

There is no australian standard for baby carriers slings and backpacks. Baby carriers including infant slings are a great way to bond with your baby and keep him close.