Fair Trade Baby Slings for Sale

Casa Materna sells baby slings made in Nicaragua of fine Guatemalan fabric for $40, plus $7 shipping and handling. These slings are made by women staying at the Casa Materna in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and all the money from sales goes back to them. Merilynne Rush, formerly a New Moon midwife, has done volunteer work at Casa Materna, which provides housing, support, and medical care for low-income women from the countryside who have come into the city for a hospital birth due to high-risk circumstances. At Casa Materna, the women receive medical attention, education, breastfeeding support, and childcare and nutritional information. The nursing staff there also helps to educate the indigenous midwives. These well-made, cotton, adjustable slings come in a variety of colors. If you would like to purchase one for yourself or a friend, please contact Merilynne Rush at 734-424-0197. You can visit Casa Materna's web site at http://www.casamaterna.org.