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.
Right Front Passenger Position
The
right front passenger’s safety belt works the same
way
as
the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver
Position,”
earlier
in
this section.
When
the
lap portion
of
the
belt is pulled out all the way,
it
will lock. If
it
does, let it go all the way and start again.
If your vehicle has a center passenger position, be sure
to
use the correct buckle when buckling your
lap-shoulder belt. If you find that the latch plate will not
go
fully
into the buckle, see
if
you are using the buckle
for
the center passenger position.
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