Age Suitability <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The age suitability feature of baby products tells us about the child’s age range for which that particular product should be used. Age suitability is applicable to a wide variety of mother and child products. From baby equipment like </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby prams, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby car seats, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby cots, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby feeding chair, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby monitors etc </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and to baby wearables like </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby diapers, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby clothes, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby shoes, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and also maternal accessories like feeding pillows.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Age suitability and weight suitability are somewhat linked to each other and it is advisable to look at both age and weight suitability of a baby product before a buying it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>
Safety Certification <p>Baby products which come with a safety certification have been manufactured at scale after the final product has been tested in an approved laboratory for child safety. The lab after testing the products on several parameters certifies that the product complies with all rules and guidelines set for children’s safety.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> There are different certification standards in the world. The most common ones are: CPC: United States: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION United States European standard EN 1888–1 This safety standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for pushchairs and prams, designed for the carriage of children. </span></p>
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<p>"The EN 1888 certification is a European method of certification which was devised to standardize the safety features of strollers and other similar products. Pushchairs and prams fall into this category. This has been done to ensure that babies and toddlers can be moved around at minimum risk to them. finger entrapment has been addressed by this piece of legislation. The delicate fingers of your child can get trapped if there are holes in the stroller. The pram or stroller should in no way harm the child because of these features. A stroller does have a couple of locking mechanisms in place to ensure that the child does not move abruptly. The rules set for locking mechanisms have been revised to ensure they can be operated with ease. At the same time, they have been made safer.</p>
<p>Often children bite on the bumper bars. These bars are covered with a layer of foam so that the babies do not get hurt due to sudden jolts. The new rules in this certification ensure that the bars are tested with a new method. These new bumper bars will not tear and expose the foam material underneath even when the children keep biting them"</p>
Weight Suitability <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weight Suitability The weight suitability of a product tells us about the appropriate weight range of the child for which the product is safe and comfortable to use. Weight suitability is applicable to a wide range of baby products like </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby prams, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby car seats, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby cots, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby feeding chair, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">baby ride on bikes and cars etc </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and even to some wearables like diapers</span></li>
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<p>Often weight and age suitability are linked to each other and therefore it is advisable to look at both age and weight suitability of a product before buying a baby product.<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>
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Brake Mechanism <p>Brakes in the pram allow you to stop the pram while the pram is in motion. Brakes also allow you to lock the position of the pram if you stop while you are walking with the pram. This ensures that the pram doesn't roll off when you take your hands off the pram.</p>
Safety Strap <p>Some prams come with a safety starp, the caregiver can slip thir wrist in it and wear it liek a wrist band. This is to ensure that the pram doesn't roll off without accidently in any direction.</p>
Shoulder Strap
Dimensions <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The dimensions of a baby product tell us about the length, height, width, depth of the baby product. Not all these parameters may be applicable for a baby product but whichever aspects are, they are mentioned under the description of the dimensions of a baby product. For example, the length, height width of a baby cot will give you an idea about the kind of space that the baby cot will occupy in the room in which you intend to keep it. One should pay attention to the dimensions of a product so that one doesn’t end up buying a product that doesn’t fit in your house. Again a wide range of baby products have the dimensions mentioned on them, it is advisable for buyers to pay attention to the dimensions to understand how appropriate the product is for your home or car, etc. Some products for which it is important to pay attention to dimensions are: Baby Cot Baby chair Baby pram Baby Car seat Baby Carry Cot</span></p>
Head Barrier <p>Small children cannot hold their heads upright. Even in the lying down position,when the pram is in motion, their heads tend to sway. The head barrier offers support to their heads. It is an important feature to consider when the child starts sitting upright and you want to walk teh child on slightly rough terrain.</p>
Suspension <p>Good suspension makes the ride in the pram more comfortable for your child. You should look for this feature especually if you want to use teh pram on roads or in parks where the raods may be uneven or bumpy.</p>
Protective Shade or Canopy <p>This is useful for protecting the child from direct sunlight.</p>
Footrest <p>Footrest adds comfort when the child is lying down flat. When children are small they fit in the seat area, but just in a few months time they outgrow the seating area of the pram. This is when the footrestbecomes more useful as it gives extra space for the baby in the sleeping position.</p>
Seat Recline Positions <p>Most prams have a mechanism thriugh which the seat recline positions can be adjusted. This is helpful to make the child lie down or sit upright completely or slightly reclined as per the mood of the child and your need</p>
Padding <p>This is the cushioning or padding of the seat on which the child lies down/sits. Younger children who remian mostly in the lying down position need soft cushioning for comfort.</p>
Storage Basket <p>This feature is important as it helps you do yoru daily shopping with the child in the pram and you will not have to carry the shopping bags</p>
Mosquito Net <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many products come with an additional feature for using a mosquito net along with the product. Either the product has an area or feature from where one can attach a mosquito or comes with a built in mosquito net. Other products are designed to support using a mosquito net with that product. Like: Some baby cots with an additional side rod and a ring from to which mosquito nets can be attached. Some prams, baby rockers may also have an additional feature to attach a mosquito net to it. There are some mosquito nets that can be attached to any products.</span></p>
Child Tray <p>This is an additional feature and not an essential one. If the pram has a tray the parent can plave toys etc to keep teh child engaged. The tray can also double up as a table for giving the chidl some food. The disadvantage of putting food on this tray is that the child may spill it on the pram seat.</p>
Toy Attachments <p>This is an additional feature.</p>
Looking Window <p>Although this is not an essential feature, it is an important feature for those parents who always want to keep an eye on their baby.</p>
Back Pocket <p>THis is also not an essential feature, but is a very practical and useful feature to have in a pram. You can slide in your house keys, phone, wallet in this pocket as you need to access these things frequently when you step out with the baby in the pram.</p>
Folding Mechanism <p>This is a very imporatnt feature for the practical use of a pram. Parents use the pram when they are stepping out. The pram becomes even more useful when a single parent is stepping out with the baby for some work or household chores. In such situations, the parent has a baby to manage and invaraibaly lots of baby goods/accessories and maybe even some shopping bags! And with all of these responisibilities, one has to fold the pram and put it away in the car, the compact fold feature of the pram or single hand feature is a feature that will make this whole operation easy. A pram which is cumbersome to fold defeats the purpose of adding comfort to the whoe purpose of stepping out with the baby.</p>
Car Seat Attachment <p>Someprams havea car seat attachment. The car seat can be attached to the frame of the pram and removed from it and used as a car seat in the car.</p>
Handle <p>Some prams have height adjustable handles which allow the caregiver to adjust the height of the pram according to their own height. Thsi makes it comfortable for the caregiver to move the pram without having to stoop or lift the shouldres much. THsi gives them a better posture and makes pushing the pran easy. Some prams come with reversible handle which enable s the parent to convert the pram into a forward facing or rearwrad facing pram. Reverisble handle is a greta feature to have as when the child is small you can make the child look at you while walking with teh baby in the pram and as teh baby grows up you can convert teh pram into a forward facing pram so that the child finds the walk stimulating.</p>
Reversible Seat <p>In some prams you can reverse the seat to make it a forward or reward facing pram.</p>
Wheels <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"> </p>
<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">Wheels can be an essential feature for many products, especially if it is a mobility product like a pram, a walker, a baby ride on or other toys which need wheels.</p>
<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"> </p>
<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">In addition to these mobility product many other baby products also have wheels.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">Many baby products come with wheels. Wheels on a product allow parents to move the product around in the house. It gives parents the flexibility to carry the baby product to different parts of the house as per their need. Not only do toys and ride on toys come with wheels, but many baby furniture have wheels which make its use versatile.</p>
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<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';">Some baby products (apart from prams, toys and ride on toys) that may come with wheels are:</p>
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<li>Baby cot</li>
<li>Baby storage cupboard</li>
<li>Baby swing</li>
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Weight of Pram <p>This is a very imporatnt feature for the practical use of a pram. Parents use the pram when they are stepping out. The pram becomes even more useful when a single parent is stepping out with the baby for some work or household chores. In such situations, the parent has a baby to manage and invaraibaly lots of baby goods/accessories and maybe even some shopping bags! And with all of these responisibilities, one has to fold the pram and put it away in the car, the compact fold feature of the pram or single hand feature is a feature that will make this whole operation easy. A pram which is cumbersome to fold defeats the purpose of adding comfort to the whoe purpose of stepping out with the baby.</p>
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