Seatbelt use during pregnancy

To the Editor, Trauma resulting from motor vehicle crashes is the leading cause of nonobstetric maternal mortality in the United States and a major cause for maternal morbidity and neonatal morbidity and mortality [1-4]. Despite educational efforts on proper use of seatbelt restraints during pregnan...

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Published in:	The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 326 - 328
Main Authors:	Brown, Haywood L., MD, Harris, Benjamin, MD, Grotegut, Chad A., MD, MHS
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-02-2016 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Accidents, Traffic Adult Confidence intervals Counseling Emergency Emergency medical care Ethnicity Female Hispanic people Humans Maternal mortality Morbidity Mortality Motor vehicles Passengers Pregnancy Pregnant Women Risk Factors Seat belts Seat Belts - utilization Surveys and Questionnaires Traffic accidents & safety Womens health North Carolina United States > US
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Summary:	To the Editor, Trauma resulting from motor vehicle crashes is the leading cause of nonobstetric maternal mortality in the United States and a major cause for maternal morbidity and neonatal morbidity and mortality [1-4]. Despite educational efforts on proper use of seatbelt restraints during pregnancy in a state where a primary seatbelt law is in existence, 6% of pregnant women reported not wearing a seatbelt to the clinic on the day of their visit.
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ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2015.11.029