Baby Sling and Carrier Safety Talk

Baby Sling and Carrier Safety Talk
This public talk will help you:
• Wear your baby carrier or sling safely.
• Learn something new about the benefits of babywearing.
• Have your questions answered about best practice techniques.
• Carrier/sling custom fitting with a trained consultant.
Topics include babywearing safety, highlighting fascinating research
on benefits for both baby and parent, and providing information on
healthy hip and spine development.
Proper baby sling and carrier safety calls for world best practice
training of parents, caretakers, medical professionals, stockists and
industry representatives.
These events are a community collaboration with state and national
governments, private industry and community organisations.
VENUES & DATES
24th February Gold Coast
Southport Community Centre
10-noon
25th February Brisbane
Fortitude Valley Homemaker Centre
(near Bubs)
9-11am
25th February Brisbane
Sandgate Community Centre
(heritage listed building, stunning)
1-3pm
26th February Sunshine Coast
Lake Kawana Community Centre
10-noon
Keynote speaker: World renowned expert and founder of Die Trageschule (Babywearing School) Dresden
Germany, Ulrike Hoewer.
Meet TV personality Christine Kinimonth from the New Inventors.
Give your feedback on baby carriers and slings; favourites, challenges, wish list. The Product Safety Unit from the
Queensland Fair Trading and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission would like your thoughts.
Product Safety Officers form the Queensland Office of Fair Trading and a representative from Kidsafe will be
in attendance to offer information and answer questions, along with qualified babywearing consultants.
For further information contact: Yvonne Quincey-de Guzman, Fertile Mind 0416514500 [email protected]