FIRA DE BARCELONA
        
        
          | 2013
        
        
          REPORT
        
        
          Bebés&Mamás
        
        
          Baby and Mother Trade Fair
        
        
          06-07/April
        
        
          Montjuïc. 14th event (2nd at Fira)
        
        
          Fathers and mothers were able to enter the
        
        
          universe of babies at Bebés&Mamás, Spain’s
        
        
          most important event in its specialty. For two
        
        
          days, the latest trends in maternity and childcare
        
        
          were presented by the main brands of the sector.
        
        
          Visitors could find all sorts of necessary products
        
        
          for childcare: from nursing bottles, pacifiers
        
        
          and diapers to food, high chairs, bath tubs and
        
        
          strollers, among others.
        
        
          Outside the show’s area, this year’s event
        
        
          widened its programme of activities to allow
        
        
          visitors access to the latest trends in the sector
        
        
          related to new-borns, children and future and
        
        
          recent families.
        
        
          This year’s event broke the Guinness record for
        
        
          the world’s largest gathering of pregnant women,
        
        
          with 1,189 expecting mothers, a higher number
        
        
          than the one achieved in Johannesburg. Worthy
        
        
          of mention were the postpartum exercise classes;
        
        
          the talk given by renowned paediatrician Eduard
        
        
          Estivill about good habits from the first day of
        
        
          life; first-aid workshops teaching how to react
        
        
          upon an emergency with children; as well as yoga
        
        
          sessions for pregnant women and baby massage
        
        
          workshops.
        
        
          Among other new features, a crawling track
        
        
          was set up for babies to show their skills at this
        
        
          technique, as well as a stroller circuit for first-time
        
        
          parents to test their ability.
        
        
          Bebés&Mamás was held for the second year
        
        
          in a row at the Montjuïc venue (until 2012 it took
        
        
          place at Cornellà de Llobregat), a change
        
        
          of premises that allowed the show to increase
        
        
          its offer and number of visitors.
        
        
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          AREA
        
        
          13,400 m
        
        
          2
        
        
          EXHIBITORS
        
        
          82
        
        
          TYPE
        
        
          Public
        
        
          ACTIVITIES
        
        
          Gathering of pregnant
        
        
          women, conferences,
        
        
          baby massage
        
        
          workshops, first-aid
        
        
          workshops, crawling track
        
        
          ORGANISED BY
        
        
          Feria Bebé
        
        
          1,189
        
        
          pregnant women
        
        
          gathering