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Slings and baby carriers could hardly be called 'new' baby gadgets, since they have been used in many cultures around the world for thousands of years. However, in today's world, they are sometimes perceived as new - or on the contrary: very old - and in any case not good for a baby's health. For decades now, parents in the West have been told that holding babies too much spoils them, even though in much of the rest of the world, babies are and always have been carried or worn in a sling all day until they could walk. Recent research confirms that carrying infants develops their intelligence and their capacity for trust, affection, intimacy, love and happiness. Intriguingly, research also shows that the countries that are the least violent are the countries where babies are constantly carried or worn on the body of the mother/caregiver. "Beloved Burden" shows that historically, and in a worldwide perspective, not carrying babies is the exception. The first part of "Beloved Burden" describes how infants are carried in different parts of the world. It presents a historical view on the use of baby carriers, from ancient times through to the present day.