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Antenatal teaching of the use of seat belts in pregnancy.

1992; BMJ; Volume: 304; Issue: 6827 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.304.6827.614

ISSN

0959-8138

Autores

Malcolm Griffiths, M.McD. Usherwood, P. W. REGINALD,

Tópico(s)

Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics

Resumo

Road traffic accidents are the commonest cause of blunt maternal trauma in pregnancy.'In the United Kingdom it is compulsory for motorists and passengers to wear seat belts unless they have a medical exemption certificate.Some pregnant women find seat belts uncomfortable and do not wear them, others wear them incorrectly.We recently reported two cases showing the hazards to the fetus ofill fitting restraints.2Aware that pregnant women may not know how to wear seat belts correctly, we surveyed the teaching of seat belt use in antenatal classes.

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