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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant
women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured
if
they don’t wear safety belts.
A
pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should be worn as low as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus
is to
protect the
mother. When a safety belt
is
worn
properly, it’s
more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt
in
a
crash.
For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective
is
wearing them properly.
Passenger Position
The passenger’s safety belt works the same way
as
the
driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier
in
this
section.
Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult
size.
In
fact,
the law in every state in the United States and
in
every
Canadian province says children up to
some
age
must be
restrained while in a vehicle.
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