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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, below
the
rounding, 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 back
all
the way and
start again.
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