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Expectant moms want to keep their unborn babies safe, but when it comes to seat belts, sometimes there's confusion. Many moms are afraid that by putting that lap belt across their abdomen, they'll be putting their babies at further risk of injury in the case of an accident.But a recent Michigan study confirmed what prenatal experts have been saying all along -- seat belts save lives, even those of unborn children. When seat belts were placed on crash test dummies during a simulated accident, the risk of death to the fetus dropped to 12%, from 80% without seat belts.
When a lap belt is placed properly across the hip bones, say experts, those bones will prevent the belt from putting excess pressure on the baby in an accident. Without the belt, moms run the risk of being forced into the steering column or dashboard. So buckle up everyone!
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
4-05-2008 @ 10:14AM
Derek said...AMEN!
Two women and their unborn children died this winter in my area.
Both we're not wearing seatbelts... all four would have lived if they had.
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4-05-2008 @ 9:22PM
Sabrina said...What is that thing between the belt and the woman's belly in the picture?
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4-07-2008 @ 2:21PM
Jess said...I was just in a car accident last Sunday. I'm 36 weeks pregnant. I was wearing my seatbelt. Both the baby and I are fine. (The car - not so much.) Hooray for the seatbelt!
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4-08-2008 @ 12:09PM
heather said...I can't beleive seatbelt wearing is still up for argument. They work how much more prrof do people want.
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4-08-2008 @ 1:20PM
isisaquaria said...It is up for argument because it has been known to hinder in an accident. My mother, while in high school, had a peer who was decapitated by a seatbelt. Try telling her sister and brother to wear one.
Most of the time this is not the case, and I do not recommend it at all, but I understand why some people see the downfall of seatbelts.
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