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Babywalkers delay infant development

In a study of 190 normal healthy infants, strong associations have been found between the amount of babywalker use and the extent of locomotor developmental delay particularly for age at crawling, standing alone and walking alone.  Garrett BMJ 2002; 324: 1494.

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