Baby Carrier Safety Standards

If the baby carrier is used properly the newborn baby should maintain natural safety position.

Baby carrier safety standards.

Last march the brisbane times stated that one in 20 babies carried in a sling suffered injury. But the following tips can help you choose a safe baby carrier. Soft infant and toddler carriers like all products that are designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger must be tested by a cpsc accepted third party laboratory for compliance with the soft infant and toddler carrier standard and all other applicable children s product safety rules. Australian safety standards for prams and strollers can be found here.

Baby carrier safety is the most important aspect of choosing the best baby carriers for your infant. Hips and knees bent knees higher than the bottom or at least at the hip level m liked shape bent at 110 120 angle. Making baby products since 1961 it launched europe s first baby carrier back in 1973 and has been synonymous with babywearing ever since. For safety the brand or model of sling you use actually matters far less than how well it is.

We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Look for a baby carrier with the european standard en 13209 2 2005 or the us standard astm f2236 08. Consumer product safety commission cpsc to make sling carriers safer and prevent deaths and injuries to young children. There is no australian standard for baby carriers slings and backpacks.

But in recent years the brand and its carriers have come under fire from parents and some paediatricians for not being safe. 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. Link not yet available at time of writing wed 1 july 2015. Standards for other baby transport and walkers.

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.