Pregnant women should wear seat belts.
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Antenatal teaching of the use of seat belts in pregnancy.
BMJ 1992;304:614 Road traffic accidents are the commonest cause of blunt maternal trauma in pregnancy.' In the United Kingdom it is compulsory for motorists and passengers to wear seat belts unless they have a medical exemption certificate. Some pregnant women find seat belts uncomfortable and do not wear them, others wear them incorrectly. We recently reported two cases showing the hazards to ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 311 7018 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995