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Notes: Nov 2025 meeting of the Babywearing Education Committee

Current areas of focus In brief Online conversations about babywearing have become increasingly rooted in fear and anecdote. Parents are not learning about the protective and sometimes life-saving impacts of carrying. Furthermore, peer-to-peer and influencer information about how to wear babies has taken on a long set of “rules” that make it difficult to get […]

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Babywearing Education Committee

You are invited to the BCIA Babywearing Education Committee! Meetings are the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 pm Eastern time (New York City). BCIA’s babywearing education committee is comprised of BCIA members who are babywearing educators, consultants, group leaders, and manufacturers as well as professionals who include babywearing-related topics in their work as

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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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