The practice of babywearing in earlier times meant that it was possible to maintain the care of the child during compulsory travel and while working. Today, this technique is still widely used by two-thirds of the world, from Siberia to South Africa, from Alaska to Australia. In Europe, due to industrialisation and work outside the home for mothers, thanks to the advent of the pram at the end of the 1800s, the custom of carrying the newborn baby or child on one’s back gradually disappeared. Beginning in the 1970s and 1980s, a return to the culture of skin-to-skin contact has been observed, and in recent decades, there has been an increasing interest in it. In recent years, many new parents have taken up the art of babywearing, i.e. carrying their newborn babies in swaddling bands or baby carriers.

In fact, the benefits of babywearing are many. First of all, the newborn baby feels calmer and more relaxed by hearing its mother's or father's heartbeat and cries less; moreover, remaining in an upright position helps to eliminate gastro-oesophageal reflux. Secondly, physical contact helps the mother to feel bonded to her baby, preventing the onset of negative feelings or thoughts linked to post-natal depression, a natural occurrence in the months immediately following childbirth. Babywearing can be considered a form of care, a sort of continuation of the nine months of pregnancy: it is not by chance that, in the first months of life, newborns only need the mother's breast and physical contact with their parents.

For all mothers and fathers who want to learn about this art of carrying their children in close contact.

Giorgia Cecchetti, Midwife and certified consultant by Babywearing Italia, conducts the information meeting and consultations.

Bring any kind of carrier that the parents have (whether they have already bought some or a friend has lent it) and a doll.

The informational meeting includes a theoretical part where all the information and rules of babywearing are explained and discussed, and a practical part on strapping, viewing, testing and getting to know the different types of supports.

The information meeting will be held in the Women's Health Centre room on the 4th floor of the Serravalle Health Centre, within the Atlante Centre.

During the pre-natal course, the midwife conducting the course will inform the group about the opportunity to attend the information meeting. At the end of the regular meetings, the midwife conducting the course will contact interested mothers about the date of the meeting.