Oral Presentation Medical Parents of Australia & New Zealand: Art of Balance 2018

Ready, Steady, WIGGLE! (51326)

Mandie Villis 1
  1. Plantagenet Medical Group, Mount Barker, WA, Australia

Babywearing - or the art of carrying your baby while keeping your hands free! It is one of the most useful tools in the kit for parents and caregivers of babies and small children. It doesn’t have to be complicated – and it doesn’t have to be every day – but it can be life-saving. Whether you're experienced in the art of tying woven wraps, or you've never even considered wearing a baby, this talk will have something for you. I'll explain the how and why of babywearing with my personal story, how babywearing can help your patients, and we will have an interactive hands on demo session and time for questions. Please feel free to bring along any carriers, wraps, slings and babies with you!

*For those interested, we will have a sneaky peek and a play with the prototype babywearing medicos down under wrap – and exclusive design just for medical parents, made by Wrapture, an Australian woven wrap company.