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For transportation of a baby or toddler there are special vehicles, special car seats, and devices for carrying. Carrying the childA “child carrier” (alternative: “baby carrier”) is a device used to carry an infant or small child. This can be on the body of an adult, or separately. On-the-body carriers are designed in various forms such as baby slings, backpack carriers, and soft front or hip carriers, with varying materials and degrees of rigidity, decoration, support and confinement of the child.
Pushable vehicles
Carriages and pramsA baby carriage (in American English) or pram (in Commonwealth English, short for perambulator). They are generally used for newborn babies and have the infant lying down facing the pusher. Prams have been widely used in the UK since the Victorian era. As they developed through the years suspension was added, making the ride smoother for both the baby and the person pushing it. In the 1970s, however, the trend was more towards a more basic version, not fully sprung, and with a detachable body known as a "carrycot". Now prams are very rarely used, being large and expensive when compared with "buggies". One of the longer lived and better known brands in the UK is Silver Cross, first manufactured in Guiseley, near Leeds, in 1877, though this factory has now closed down.
Strollers and pushchairsA stroller (American English) or pushchair (Commonwealth English). They have the child in a sitting position, usually facing forwards. "Pushchair" was the popularly used term in the UK between its invention and the early 1980s, when a more compact design known as a "buggy" became the trend, popularised by the conveniently collapsible aluminium framed Maclaren buggy designed and patented by the British aeronautical designer Owen Maclaren in 1965. "Buggy" is now the regular term used in the UK; in American English, "buggy" more likely refers to a pram. Newer versions can be configured to carry a baby lying down like a low pram and then be reconfigured to carry the child in the forward-facing position. There are a variety of twin pushchairs now manufactured, some designed for babies of a similar age (such as twins) and some for those with a small age gap. Triple pushchairs are a fairly recent addition to the pushchair family - but with the number of multiple births on the increase, triple pushchairs have become a necessity. Safety guidelines for standard pushchairs apply. Most triple buggies have a weight limit of 50kg and recommend use up to the age of 4 years.
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