title: [Orthopaedic relevance of baby carrying].
abstract: Recently, various ways of carrying a baby have become popular again. Different methods and options of infant carrying are largely influenced by current fashion trends. The term of baby carrying refers to carrying the infant close to the caregiver's body with special devices, which aid attachment parenting. The authors often face the question in the pediatric orthopedic clinic: what kind of carrying method to recommend to the parents. In this article the authors briefly present the different means of carrying devices and they review the literature regarding orthopedic consequences of baby carrying. For the healthy development of a child, position and correct support of the hips and the spine are essential, whereas the carrier's spinal protection is also an important aspect. After reviewing the literature, the authors conclude that baby carrying with an adequate device has advantages from orthopaedic point of view.
authors.affiliation: Debreceni Egyetem, Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Ortopédiai Klinika Debrecen Nagyerdei krt. szcsenge@med.unideb.hu
authors.forename: Csenge
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Szeverényi
authors.forename: Marcell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varga
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001846:Bone Development; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000254:growth & development*; D009985:Orthopedics; D016487:Parenting / Q000639:trends; D004856:Postural Balance; D055009:Spondylosis / Q000517:prevention & control