Last week, we wrote about baby slings as a safety hazard. Baby sling manufacturers, including Hotslings, Maya Wrap, Moby Wrap, and Wrapsody, have responded with an official statement. The companies make a distinction between “bag-style” slings, which they believe are dangerous, and a number of other variations that are safer.
In contrast [to bag-style slings], shallow pouch-style slings, ring slings, mei tais and wraps hold baby in proper alignment and they fit snuggly by design and instruction. They have been engineered, developed and tested by parents, often the manufacturers themselves with their own children. These carriers are often simple and without gimmicks. Dedicated and concerned manufacturers of these types of safe slings and carriers have sponsored this release.
It’s true that the Associated Press story identified a single type of baby sling that’s come under fire from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and it’s likely that all styles of slings will get a bad wrap.
Full statement at Kids Today. Photo by sean drellinger.
