About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Wear Your Seat Belt When Pregnant

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Wear Your Seat Belt When Pregnant May 7th 2013, 11:15 Yesterday, the headlines where I live included the death of a woman who was 27 weeks pregnant. She had been ejected from the car during a crash. She was laying in the back, sleeping at the time. My heart is broken for this family. Not only is her life lost, but that of her baby as well. While I try to make it a habit not to read the comments of the local paper (Who needs that stress?), I did catch a few comments that really shocked me. Many were from women who talked about how awful seat belts were. They complained about how they were uncomfortable and tight. A few openly admitted to not wearing them at all. This was jaw dropping for me. It simply never occurred to me that pregnant women, who normally wore seat belts, would stop in pregnancy. So here's my public service announcement: Wear your seat belt, even when pregnant. Wear it low, under your belly, but wear it. It's supposed to fit snuggly, not loosely. Related: Tip for Pregnant Travelers Comfortable Car Trips in Pregnancy Readers Share: Travel Tips in Pregnancy Air Travel in Pregnancy Airplane Travel with Baby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Getty Images/Bernd Opitz Wear Your Seat Belt When Pregnant originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 at 11:15:48. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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