From industry first to industry favourite: DuoCore™ wins again

We’re proud to share that our award-winning DuoCore™ Bamboo Cot Mattress has once again been recognised by INPAA, taking home the 2026 ‘Tried & True - Sleep Product’ Award for the second consecutive year.

After becoming the inaugural recipient of the award in 2025, the DuoCore™ has once again been recognised for its ongoing contribution to safety, innovation and parent trust.

This is more than just industry recognition for BabyRest. It’s reassurance for parents navigating one of the most important purchases in their baby’s sleep space, with DuoCore™ once again recognised as the gold standard in safer sleep.

The ‘Tried & True’ Award: What it means for DuoCore™

The Infant & Nursery Products Alliance of Australia (INPAA) is an independent industry body that works to raise safety, quality and innovation standards across the Australian nursery industry.

Unlike many awards that recognise products shortly after launch, the ‘Tried & True’ Award celebrates products that continue to deliver exceptional outcomes long after they first enter the market.

Products are assessed on criteria including:

• Has the product elevated safety outcomes in its category?
• Did it introduce groundbreaking design features at launch?
• Has it inspired innovation among competitors?
• Does it continue to achieve strong consumer demand?
• How have parents embraced and valued the product over time?

For the DuoCore™, this second consecutive win reflects something we've believed since day one: safer sleep, thoughtful design and genuine innovation matter.

Since launching in 2020, the DuoCore™ has consistently pushed the category forward. It introduced Australia's first true dual-sided cot mattress, providing tailored support for babies and toddlers in a single mattress. Reinforced sides offer greater stability and safety, while rigorous testing ensures performance beyond mandatory standards.

But innovation doesn't stop at launch.

In 2024, the DuoCore™ became the first cot mattress in Australia to pass the CO₂ Rebreathing Test, an important milestone that reinforced our commitment to safer sleep and helped raise awareness of mattress safety across the industry.

Today, the DuoCore™ remains Australia's highest-certified cot mattress, recognised not only by INPAA but also through CHOICE recommendations, a Kiindred Expert's Choice Award, and a 5/5-star rating from the Bounty Parents Trial Team.

This award, judged by independent safety and industry experts, recognises not just what DuoCore™ achieved at launch, but how it continues to lead the way years later.

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How INPAA helps raise the benchmark for safer sleep

Many parents assume that all cot mattresses are created equal.

The reality is that while products sold in Australia must meet mandatory requirements, there can be significant differences in safety testing, product design and overall performance.

This is where organisations like INPAA play an important role.

As an independent industry body, INPAA brings together manufacturers, retailers, testing laboratories, researchers, safety specialists and regulatory experts to establish best-practice standards that go beyond minimum requirements.

Their work helps drive continual improvement across the nursery industry, encouraging brands to innovate and prioritise safety outcomes for families.

When you see an INPAA Approved product, you can feel confident it has undergone additional assessment against some of the industry's most rigorous benchmarks.

For parents, that means greater confidence when choosing products for their child's sleep environment.

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More recognition for safer sleep innovation

This year's awards also brought exciting recognition for another member of the BabyRest family.

Our Swan Smart Electric Bassinet received a Highly Commended recognition from INPAA, highlighting its intelligent design and commitment to safer sleep for newborns.

Featuring responsive settling technology and a signature BabyRest Safer Sleep Tested™ mattress, the Swan was designed to bring our safer sleep philosophy into the bassinet category and support families through those precious early months.

Together, these recognitions reflect BabyRest's ongoing commitment to creating products that help families feel supported, informed and confident from day one.

A win for parents everywhere

Winning the INPAA ‘Tried & True - Sleep Product’ Award for a second year running is a testament to everything we stand for at BabyRest: safer sleep, purposeful innovation and uncompromising quality.

But more importantly, it's a win for parents.

Every parent deserves access to products that have been thoughtfully designed, rigorously tested and trusted by families across Australia. Products that don't simply meet standards, but help push them higher.

We're incredibly grateful to INPAA, our retail partners, safety experts and the thousands of Australian families who continue to place their trust in BabyRest.

Your support fuels our mission to help create a safer sleep for every child and we're only just getting started.

Because safer sleep starts here.

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