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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for-everyonej 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 w.orn 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. ef€ective- 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 shoulder b,elt is pulled out all the
way, it
will
lock. If-it does, let it go back all the way
and
start again.
Center Passenger Position
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