With leadership from the nonprofit organization Babywearing International, Inc., volunteers and advocacy groups around the world are teaming up to raise awareness about babywearing during International Babywearing Week, September 21-28, 2009.

The term “babywearing” means carrying a baby or young child using a cloth baby carrier. Babywearing allows parents to have both hands free while carrying their children, and research indicates that this practice has numerous benefits for children.

A study published in the journal Pediatrics in 1986 found that 6-week-old babies carried at least three hours a day in a soft carrier cried and fussed 43 percent less than others overall, and 51 percent less in the evening hours. Another study, published in the journal Child Development in 1990, found that mothers who were given cloth carriers at birth were more responsive to their babies and had babies who were more securely attached than mothers who received plastic infant seats.

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Mothers can now look forward to a new way to keep their babies close to them and worry less about where to place them as NAP, Inc. launches their popular Sleepy Wrap baby carrier which is now available at Destination Maternity, the world’s largest maternity retailer.

The affordable, wearable Sleepy Wrap is the most natural way to put a baby to sleep – close to the parent’s warmth, voice, scent, movement and heartbeat. It provides excellent support for a baby’s head, neck, hips and legs and offers a perfect custom fit every time without being too tight or too loose. Sleepy Wrap is made with a high quality, yet soft heavy cotton knit with just a touch of spandex and there are no digging straps, poking buckles or buttons.

The baby wrap holds the child high against an adult’s chest and allows for discreet nursing. It places no pressure points on an infant’s developing hips, spine or pelvis and is optimal for babies yet can be used for toddlers as well. Sleepy Wrap is also excellent for kangaroo care, as premature infants thrive in this comforting baby wrap.

One size fits all adults and cleaning is a breeze – just machine wash, tumble dry and go. Sleepy Wrap is $39.95 and is available at A Pea in The Pod and Destination Maternity stores in the color black.

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