Car Safety Tips During Pregnancy. Every Pregnant Woman Need To See This

Pregnancy is a very beautiful time of any woman’s life. But this is also the phase when she has to be really careful about her baby. She needs to be extra careful for herself also, because whatever she goes through, her baby also has to face that. She need to walk careful, she need to eat good and healthy diet, she need not to lift heavy things, are some of the basic things that every girl knows and they take proper care of it, but there are still some things that women generally ignore during their pregnancy and one of them is car safety. According to ‘Center For Disease Control And Prevention’, 32,800 pregnant women are injured due to lack of car safety and most of them have to lose their babies. Car safety is also very important thing during the pregnancy. Today we are sharing some tips to insure your safety in car. Read these tips on next page.

1. Buckle Up

 

According to a report of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, most of the pregnant woman using their seat belt wrongly. It is very dangerous for their children.

Right way of wearing seat belt- The seat must be worn across the chest, while lab belt must be placed under the belly. Make sure that your seat belt never crosses the belly.
 

2. Avoid Driving

You need to avoid driving because of your big belly. Due to your big belly, there is a very little gap remains between your belly and the steering wheel. In this condition, even a small crash can make steering wheel to rush into your belly. This can be prove very dangerous for your baby.

So, avoiding driving is necessary to keep yourself away from steering wheel.

3. Don’t Lean Forward

First of all, always wears your seat belt while travelling in your car and secondly, when you have your seat belt ON, don’t lean forward. This creates an excessive pressure in your belly which is not good for your baby. Leaning forward while wearing seat belt has same effect on your baby as wearing seat belt across the belly.