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Car Seat Belts Safe For Fetuses, Study Finds

It is well established that seat belts save lives. However, many

pregnant women do not wear seat belts, for fear that the belt itself could injure the baby in a car crash. But is this actually the case? Does the seat belt put the baby at risk?

A group of researchers led by Dr. Stacie Zelman from Wake Forest University examined a national database of over two million injured patients, and found over 2,400 pregnant women injured in car crashes.

Women wearing a seat belt, having an air bag or both were significantly less likely to have pregnancy-related complications than women with neither a seat belt nor an air bag.

The combination of a seat belt and air bag resulted in the lowest rate of complications. The researchers concluded that pregnant women should use seat belts with confidence that they will help, not hurt, in a crash.

The presentation, entitled "Automobile Safety Restraints Do Not Increase The Chance of Fetal Complications Following Motor Vehicle Collision," was given by Zelman in the Injury Prevention forum at the 2009 SAEM Annual Meeting at the Sheraton New Orleans on May 16, 2009. The research was published in Emergency Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

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Free Car Seat Inspections

Appointment Required:

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Medina County Health Department

330-662-0467

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FFREE CAR SEAT & INSPECTION PROGRAM

Community Action Wayne/Medina

820 B Lafayette Rd.

Medina, OH 44256

Community Action Wayne/Medina provides Child Passenger Safety Seat

trainings and free car seats to Medina County income eligible

individuals. A Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician is available

to provide car seat inspections for all income. To make an appointment,

please call Community Action Wayne/Medina at 330-723-2229, or call collect. Appointments are required.

Tracie Hanzel

Family & Community Partnership

Wellness Specialist

Child Passenger Safety Technicain

Wooster 330-264-8677

Medina 330-723-2229