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CAUTION:

Smaller children and babies should always be

restrained in a child or infant restraint. The

instructions for the restraint will say whether it

is the right type and size for your child. A very

young child’s hip bones are so small that a regular

belt might not stay low on the hips, as it should.

Instead, the belt will likely be over the child’s

abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply force

right on the child’s abdomen, which could cause

serious or fatal injuries. So, be sure that any child

small enough for one is always properly restrained

in a child or infant restraint.

Infants need complete support, including support for

the head and neck. This is necessary because an infant’s

neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared

with the rest of its body. In a frontal crash, an infant in

a rear

-facing restraint settles into the restraint, so the

crash forces can be distributed across the strongest

part of the infant’s body, the back and shoulders.

A baby should be secured in an appropriate infant

restraint. This is so important that many hospitals today

won’t release a newborn infant to its parents unless there

is an infant restraint available for the baby’s first trip in

a motor vehicle.

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