Baby Carrier Safety Standards

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.

Baby carrier safety standards.

If the baby carrier is used properly the newborn baby should maintain natural safety position. Baby carrier safety is the most important aspect of choosing the best baby carriers for your infant. There is no australian standard for baby carriers slings and backpacks. 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.

Baby carriers including infant slings are a great way to bond with your baby and keep him close. Standards for other baby transport and walkers. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. For safety the brand or model of sling you use actually matters far less than how well it is.

Last march the brisbane times stated that one in 20 babies carried in a sling suffered injury. 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. Please insert link to baby carriers vertical when available.

Australian safety standards for prams and strollers can be found here. 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. But the following tips can help you choose a safe baby carrier. Link not yet available at time of writing wed 1 july 2015.

Australian safety standards for baby walkers and other toys can be found here. But in recent years the brand and its carriers have come under fire from parents and some paediatricians for not being safe.