Tips Safe Baby Carrying in the Car

A pediatric study conducted in the United States (American Academy of Pediatrics), suggested that the newborn or 2-year-old has not been placed in a special chair with a rear-facing position in the car.

Reported by the Daily Mail, Tuesday, January 31, 2012, the position is considered to protect children from injury to the head, neck, and spine, when the car they were traveling crashed.

The study, published in the medical journal Injury Prevention revealed that children younger than 2 years, 75 percent more likely to be killed or badly injured in a position facing the front of the vehicle during the accident.

According to experts, the rear facing position for infants under 2 years is important, because they are relatively heavy head and neck and spinal cord has not been firmly established. In the event of an accident and they are facing the front, the baby's head can be pushed to the front and can injure the neck or spine.

However, the results of this study do not get a positive response to every rider, especially the mother. The parents complained that the baby became agitated because he was lying on the seat facing the rear.

That's according to parents driving their concentration. They are also worried about her baby legs bent toward the rear seat.

"I think it's just a design issue for any infant seat. Special seats should pay attention to the baby's safety and comfort," said Ronald Medford, senior traffic safety agency in the United States