The
importance of the in-arms phase (at continuum-concept.org) by Jean
Liedloff who first wrote about carrying babies in her book The Continuum Concept in
1975.
Dr Eckhard
Bonnet on how being carried affects babies (at didymos.de).
Increased carrying
reduces infant crying The
original study by Hunziker and Barr (1986) (at portareipiccoli.com) is widely
quoted and discovered an average reduction of 51% in crying and fussing during
the evening hours, when babies were carried an extra 2 hours daily.
Does
infant carrying promote attachment? The answer is "yes" according
to this landmark study by Anisfeld, Casper, Nozyce and Cunningham (1990)
which found that babies who are carried, are more likely to be securely
attached to their caregiver. (Abstract only, at PubMed).
Emotional Learning in Children by
Michael Commons and Patrice Miller. (This is a pdf version and includes
interviews with Commons and newspaper articles about the report,
at tiac.net.) HTML version is
just the article (at naturalchild.com).
Can carrying babies cause damage to the spine? by
Evelyn Kirkilionis, a researcher who has investigated the effects
of carrying babies on their physical development. A summary translated
from German (at didymos.de).
Does a baby in a babycarrier get enough air? The
answer is "yes" according to research conducted by Dr Waltraud Stening et al. of the University of Cologne (Köln,
Germany). Babies carried vertically and horizontally in a wraparound carrier
were compared with babies lying down in a pram. (Abstract only, at pediatrics.aappublications.org.)
Scientifically based articles
Rock a Bye Baby Complete
video can be viewed on-line (at violence.de). A Time Life documentary about
the importance of movement and touch for proper infant development (focusing
on primates).
Developmental aspects of babycarriers by
Rochelle Casses. A chiropractor theorises about a possible connection between
spondylolisthesis and some vertical-style babycarriers (at ContinuumConcept.org).
Skin to Skin contact can make the world of difference for premature babies and their parents. KC is now also being recommended for full-term babies. Krisanne Larimer's page includes lots of links (at geocities.com/roopage).
