Carrying for the Culture

"The assigned home visitor will provide a participant with an infant carrier and will watch a short training video on how to use the carrier, including a demonstration of safe and ergonomic use. The home visitor will support the client to practice using the carrier and will provide materials to support continued learning.~All home visitors participated in an infant carrier training developed by Nurturely, centered on carrying as a cultural practice, utilizing culturally relevant visuals as well as easy-to-remember acronyms to promote safe and ergonomic use (i.e., the STOP acronym developed by Nurturely, signifying that all knots are Secure, infant is attached high enough to kiss the top of their head and Tight to the caregiver's body, nose and mouth are visible and airway is Open, and hips are Positioned in an ergonomic spread squat)."