Welcome to Babywearing International, Inc. We are a nonprofit organization based in the United States with the mission of promoting babywearing as a universally accepted practice. Click here to read our guiding principles and learn more about BWI. 

Local Chapters

Local chapters are the heart of our organization. Each BWI ("bee-wee") chapter is led by a team of volunteer babywearing educators who are experienced with a wide variety of baby carriers. Chapters meet at least 10 times per year, and meetings are always free to attend and open to any interested caregiver. Support your local chapter and BWI by becoming a member!

BWI chapters also have extensive collections of baby carriers. These collections allow members and guests to learn about, try on, and compare different styles of carriers at meetings. Also, these collections serve as baby carrier "lending libraries." (You can learn more about your local chapter's lending library policy by visiting the chapter's page.)

Are you interested in starting a BWI chapter? We will post information soon about our exciting new chapter program!

International Babywearing Week

Our annual coordinated publicity event, International Babywearing Week, will be this September 21-18. This year's theme is "Close Enough to Kiss." Let's celebrate one of the sweetest benefits of front carries! Last year was the inaugural year for International Babywearing Week, and we kicked off this new tradition with the theme "Celebrate Babywearing." Click here to see some highlights from around the world!

Is your business interested in sponsoring International Babywearing Week 2009? Click here for sponsorship opportunities!